Thesaurus results for JUSTICES

justices

noun

plural of justice

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Recent Examples of justices The three have pushed legislation to restrict PAC donations or gifts to Supreme Court justices, portraying it as an effort to rein in elites. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026 For the first time in seven years, Supreme Court justices testified before Congress. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Kansas governors appoint supreme court justices from a short list of three candidates vetted by a commission composed of members representing specific geographic areas of the state. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 In the consolidated cases, the justices ruled that states can legally keep transgender girls and women from being on female sports teams. — Mary Ella Hastings july 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 The history and tradition doctrine, in contrast, allows the justices to look at real-world practices adopted in the 240 years since. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 The justices, too, seemed eager to embrace electronic recording in cases where no court reporter is available and litigants cannot afford to pay for one on their own, repeatedly pressing lawyers on exactly how such a ruling might be written. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The order was issued by all four of the Republican justices and one Democrat. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 One of the president's top goals suffered a loss at the Supreme Court this week when the justices ruled against his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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Noun

The lawsuits ask judges to order the local governments to bring their housing plans into compliance with state law.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
There’s a lot of disagreement between the judges about who’s on the bottom from the remaining seven designers, though; two will be in, five will be out (and one of those five will be saved).

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of judges

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European lawmakers and courts have also looked at FIFA with a critical eye.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Yet lawyers involved told me that Administration policymakers seemed to want specific proof of a war crime, and since the State Department doesn’t run courts to weigh evidence, the lawyers couldn’t prove anything.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of courts

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The once-quiet judges see a growing threat in a president who personally attacks jurists ruling against him.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
The commission of inquiry, which called on international bodies to hold Israeli officials to account, is composed of three senior international jurists and chaired by the former Indian judge Srinivasan Muralidhar.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 June 2026