Justice Definition
- jurist
- judge
- consideration
- sentence
- appeal
- review
- pronouncement
- decision
- regulation
- legal process
- hearing
- judicial procedure
- due process
- the forms of the law
- acquit oneself well
An occupational surname.
- To treat adequately, fairly, or with full appreciation:
The subject is so complex that I cannot do justice to it in a brief survey.
- to cause (a wrongdoer) to be tried in court and duly punished
- to treat fitly or fairly
- to treat with due appreciation; enjoy properly
- to do something in a manner worthy of one's ability
- to be fair to oneself
Other Word Forms of Justice
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Justice
- do justice to
- bring to justice
- do justice to
- do oneself justice
Origin of Justice
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From Middle English justice from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iustitia 'righteousness, equity', from iustus "just", from ius 'right', from Old Latin ious, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from Proto-Indo-European *yews-. Replaced native Middle English rightwished, rightwisnes "justice" (from Old English rihtwīsnes "justice, righteousness", compare Old English ġerihte "justice").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Latin iūstitia from iūstus just just1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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