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 Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled 9-0 that the Yearsley defense does not provide immunity from suit and denied GEO Group the right to an immediate appeal. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026 The request requires approval from four of seven state Supreme Court justices for inmates with multiple convictions. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Neither of the court’s two oldest justices, Samuel Alito, 76, or Clarence Thomas, 78, has publicly indicated an imminent retirement. — Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Just in June, the justices struck down limits on political parties' spending in coordination with candidates. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 The high court’s current term already features 33 cases, with the justices expected to take up roughly two to three dozen more cases for oral argument before the term concludes at the end of June. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026 The Indiana Supreme Court declined to intervene Wednesday night, though two of the five justices wanted a 10-day stay for more information about the drugs’ expiration and storage. — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 The dissenting justices would have permitted temporarily pausing the execution for 10 days to sort out questions over the lethal drugs. — Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026 But because Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself over a potential conflict of interest, the justices dropped the case. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for justices

Noun

The appeals judges pressed both sides about the matter and the specifics of Hicks' testimony.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The verdict and sentence was delivered by eight judges at Italy’s highest criminal court, the prima Corte d’Assise, in Rome.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of judges

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The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Purdue transfer, cleared by the courts to play courtesy of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the NCAA, came off the bench to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Veterans Park will see two tennis courts fully rebuilt and its basketball courts replaced.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of courts

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But personnel conflicts, professional friction and workplace animosity between administrative staff, registers of wills and sitting jurists are human dynamics that can occur on any bench.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026