justice
noun
- cardinal virtue
- correct application of law as opposed to arbitrariness
- concept in research ethics concerning the fair selection of research participants
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ / /ˈd͡ʒɐs.tɪs/ / /ˈd͡ʒɐs.təs/
name
Etymology: From justice
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A male or female given name from English from the abstract noun justice.
“Justice, the elder, was his only son and heir to the Great Place, and Nomafu was the regent's daughter.”
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noun
Etymology: From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. Doublet of Justitia. Partly displaced native Old English rihtwīsnes (Modern English righteousness < rightwiseness).
- The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
“the justice of a description”
“This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips.”
- The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
“Justice was served.”
- Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
“to demand justice”
- The civil power dealing with law.
“Ministry of Justice”
“the justice system”
- A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
“Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court”
“Gee, I guess that’s up to the justices. Can’t imagine this court — which I find too conservative but not crazy — is going to issue a ruling that says a president can break any law in the land as an “official act” without consequence.”
- Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
“As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice.”