justice
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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-. Displaced native Middle English rightwished, rightwisnes "justice" (from Old English rihtwīsnes "justice, righteousness", compare Old English ġerihte "justice").
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
justice (countable and uncountable, plural justices)
- The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
- the justice of a description
- Shakespeare
- 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 as a title.
- Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
- Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
Synonyms[edit]
- (judge of various lower courts): See judge
- (judge of a superior court): justiciar, justiciary
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from "justice"
Related terms[edit]
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 another
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the civil power dealing with law
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a judge of certain courts
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correctness
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Statistics[edit]
Most common English words before 1923 in Project Gutenberg: success · instance · sake · #907: justice · offer · promise · obliged
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Latin iustitia. Doublet of justesse (if the latter is not a French suffixation of juste + -esse).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
justice f (plural justices)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “justice” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman[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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