justice

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Most common English words: success « instance « sake « #907: justice » offer » promise » obliged

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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 *yewes-. Replaced native Middle English rightwished, rightwisnes "justice" (from Old English rihtwīsnes "justice, righteousness", cf Old English ġerihte "justice").

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Singular
justice

Plural
justices

justice (plural justices)

  1. The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
  2. The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
    Justice was served
  3. Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged (an)other(s).
    to demand justice
  4. The civil power dealing with law.
    Ministry of Justice
    the justice system
  5. A judge of certain courts. Also capitalized as a title.
    Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
  6. Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.

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From Latin iustitia, from iustus "just", from ius 'right'

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justice f. (plural justices)

  1. justice

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