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   justice

   /ˈdʒʌstɪs/

   noun

   • 1. just behaviour or treatment: "a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people" Similar fairnessjustnessfair playfair-mindednessequityequitablenesseven-handednessegalitarianismimpartialityimpartialnesslack of biasobjectivityneutralitydisinterestednesslack of prejudiceopen-mindednessnon-partisanshiphonouruprightnessdecencyintegrityprobityhonestyrighteousnessethicsmoralsmoralityvirtueprincipleright-mindednessproprietyscrupulousnesstrustworthinessincorruptibilityOpposite injustice
   • ▪ the quality of being fair and reasonable: "the justice of his case" Similar validityjustificationsoundnesswell-foundednesslegitimacylegitimatenessreasonableness
   • ▪ the administration of the law or authority in maintaining this: "a tragic miscarriage of justice" Similar judicial proceedingsadministration of the law
   • 2. a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state. Similar judgemagistrateHis/Her/Your HonourLaw LordLord Justicerecordersheriffdeemsterjuratjuristsurrogatealcaldeinformal:beakm'ludhistorical:reevesheriff-deputebailie

   Word Origin late Old Englishiustise ‘administration of the law’, via Old French from Latin justitia, from justus (see just).

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   What does justice mean?

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   What does justice have been done mean?

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   What does Lady Justice mean?

   • Lady Justice, a common personification of justice. Justice, in its broadest sense, is the concept that individuals are to be treated in a manner that is equitable and fair. A society in which justice has been achieved would be one in which individuals receive what they "deserve".

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   What is a court of Justice called?

   • the administering of deserved punishment or reward. a court of justice. to administer justice in a community. the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. a minor judicial officer or magistrate. Justice. Also called Justice Department. the Department of Justice. a town in NE Illinois.

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   What does bringing to justice mean?

   • to bring to justice: to ensure (a person, company, institution, etc.) is tried in a court of law or otherwise held accountable for wrongdoing. That they vse all diligence to discouer and bring to Iustice, all such as shall offend. Proclam. James I against Excesse of Lauish & Licentious Speech 26 July (single sheet)

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   • I.1. Maintenance of what is just or right by the exercise of authority or power; assignment of deserved reward or punishment; giving of due deserts. corrective justice, distributive justice, indifferent justice, poetic justice, poetical justice, restorative justice, rough justice, social justice, etc.: see the first element.

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