justice
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Etymology [edit]
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").
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Noun [edit]
justice (usually uncountable; plural justices)
- The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
- 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 (an)other(s).
- to demand justice
- The civil power dealing with law.
- Ministry of Justice
- the justice system
- A judge of certain courts. Also capitalized as a title.
- Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
- Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
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Terms derived from "justice"
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Terms etymologically related to "justice"
Translations [edit]
state of being just or fair
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fairness, especially with regard to punishment
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judgment and punishment of who wronged (an)other(s)
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the civil power dealing with law
a judge of certain courts
correctness
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Most common English words before 1923: success · instance · sake · #907: justice · offer · promise · obliged
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin iustitia, from iustus "just", from ius "right"
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Noun [edit]
justice f (plural justices)
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Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French justise, justice, from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewes-.
Noun [edit]
justice f (plural justices)
Old French [edit]
Noun [edit]
justice f (oblique plural justices, nominative singular justice, nominative plural justices)
- Alternative form of justise.
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