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- Dictionaryjustice/ˈdʒʌstɪs/
noun
- 1. just behaviour or treatment: "a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people" Similar Opposite
- 2. a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state. Similar
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the system of laws in a country that judges and punishes people: the justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels. The police are doing all they can to bring those responsible for the bombing to justice. They are victims of a miscarriage of justice (= when the law has been carried out wrongly).
The meaning of JUSTICE is the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments. How to use justice in a sentence.
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the concept that individuals are to be treated in a manner that is equitable and fair. [1] A society in which justice has been achieved would be one in which individuals receive what they "deserve".
Justice is the legal system that a country uses in order to deal with people who break the law. Many in Toronto's Black community feel that the justice system does not treat them fairly. A lawyer is part of the machinery of justice.
noun. the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause. rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason: to complain with justice. the moral principle determining just conduct.
noun. Meaning & use. I. Administration of law or equity. I.1. ?a1160–. Maintenance of what is just or right by the exercise of authority or power; assignment of deserved reward or punishment; giving of due deserts.
justice noun (JUDGE) someone who judges in a court of law. bring sb to justice. to catch a criminal and decide if they are guilty or not. do sb/sth justice; do justice to sb/sth. to show the best or real qualities of something or someone:
Definitions of 'justice'. 1. Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated. [...] 2. The justice of a cause, claim, or argument is its quality of being reasonable, fair, or right. [...] 3. Justice is the legal system that a country uses in order to deal with people who break the law.
Definition of justice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
“Justice is the morally justifiable apportionment of rewards or punishments, each person being given what he or she is due.” Here the concept has been used in moral sense. That is justice is a moral idea or concept. It is also associated with another meaning. Justice means to pay a man his due share.
