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Definition of Justice
1. Noun. The quality of being just or fair.
Generic synonyms: Righteousness, Natural Virtue
Specialized synonyms: Equity, Fairness, Right, Rightfulness
Antonyms: Injustice
Derivative terms: Just, Just, Just
2. Noun. Judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments.
Generic synonyms: Assessment, Judgement, Judgment
Examples of category: Prejudice
3. Noun. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
Generic synonyms: Adjudicator, Functionary, Official
Specialized synonyms: Alcalde, Chief Justice, Daniel, Doge, Justiciar, Justiciary, Magistrate, Ordinary, Praetor, Pretor, Qadi, Recorder, Trial Judge, Trier
Specialized synonyms: Samson
Derivative terms: Adjudicate, Adjudicate, Judge, Judgeship, Judicial, Judicial, Judicial, Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence
4. Noun. The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870.
Category relationships: Legislation, Statute Law, Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Executive Department
Terms within: Bja, Bureau Of Justice Assistance, Bjs, Bureau Of Justice Statistics, Fbi, Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Dea, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, Bop, Federal Bureau Of Prisons, National Institute Of Justice, Nij, Marshals, United States Marshals Service, Us Marshals Service
Definition of Justice
1. n. The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.
2. v. t. To administer justice to.
Definition of Justice
1. Noun. The state or characteristic of being just or fair. ¹
2. Noun. The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing. ¹
3. Noun. Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged (an)other(s). ¹
4. Noun. The civil power dealing with law. ¹
5. Noun. A judge of certain courts. Also capitalized as a title. ¹
6. Noun. Correctness, conforming to reality or rules. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Justice
1. a judge [n -S]
Medical Definition of Justice
1. The ethical principle that persons who have similar circumstances and conditions should be treated alike; sometimes known as distributive justice. Origin: L. Justitia, fr. Jus, right, law (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Justice
Literary usage of Justice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1891)
"This, too, is the reason why justice alone of all 17 the virtues is thought to
be another's good, as implying this relation to others; for it is another's ..."
2. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"The final reconcilement of justice and happiness and the identity of the ...
He then asks Socrates in which of the three classes he would place justice. ..."
3. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1853)
"... to provide further remedial justice in the courts of tho United States. SEC.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ..."
4. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle, Thomas William Lancaster (1884)
"Equity is not DIFFERENT FROM justice : nor is it BETTER THAN justice : but it
... It is also truly said to be a CORRECTIVE OF justice : but in this case is ..."
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