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Definition for: justice

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English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
success instance sake #907: justice offer promise obliged

Etymology

French justice from Latin iustitia , from iustus "just"

Pronunciation

  • IPA: / ˈdʒʌstɪs /
  • / "dZVstIs /

Noun

Singular
justice

Plural
justices

justice ( plural justices )

  1. the state of being just or fair
  2. the ideal of fairness, esp. with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing ( justice was served )
  3. punishment of a person who wronged one ( to demand justice )
  4. (also attrib.) the civil power dealing with law ( Ministry of Justice; the justice system )
  5. a judge of certain courts; also as a title ( Chief Justice; puisne justice; Mr. Justice Krever )
  6. a state of having wood

Antonyms

  • injustice
  • unjust

Translations

  • Albanian: drejtë f
  • Catalan: justícia f
  • Croatian: pravo n , pravda f
  • Chinese: 公義
  • Danish: ret
  • Dutch: gerechtigheid
  • Esperanto: justeco (state of being just); justico (administration of law)
  • French: justice
  • German: Recht n , Gerechtigkeit f
  • Hungarian: jog, igazság
  • Italian: giustizia f .
  • Japanese: 正義 (せいぎ), 司法
  • Latin: iustitia f .
  • Norwegian: rettferdighet
  • Polish: sprawiedliwość f .
  • Portuguese: justiça
  • Romanian: drept f and m
  • Slovene: pravičnost f (1), pravica f (2,3)
  • Spanish: justicia f
  • Swedish: rätt, rättvisa
  • Telugu: న్యాయం (nyaayam) (1, 2)

Other Translations for "justice"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Codejustice
Hex6a f5 f3 74 69 63 65
Pig Latinusticejay

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