justice
/ˈdʒʌstɪs
/noun
1 [mass noun] Just behaviour or treatment: a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people...
- Instead, he has pushed the church away from social justice and peace concerns.
- It holds centuries of legal records encompassing the principles of social justice and moral values.
- This concern for social justice, in turn, creates a norm within congregations that is supported and nourished by the congregants.
Synonyms
fairness, justness, fair play, fair-mindedness, equity, equitableness, even-handedness, egalitarianism, impartiality, impartialness, lack of bias, objectivity, neutrality, disinterestedness, lack of prejudice, open-mindedness, non-partisanship;
honour, uprightness, decency, integrity, probity, honesty, righteousness, ethics, morals, morality, virtue, principle, right-mindedness, propriety, scrupulousness, trustworthiness, incorruptibility
1.1The quality of being fair and reasonable: the justice of his case...
- Others will grant authority to the use of force if it falls within bounds of justice and reason.
- This is not justice or fair criticism - it is hypocrisy and double standard.
- An oft-repeated maxim was that reason and justice are to be accorded more regard than mere texts.
Synonyms
validity, justification, soundness, well-foundedness, legitimacy, legitimateness, reasonableness
1.2The administration of the law or authority in maintaining this: a tragic miscarriage of justice...
- That lack of specific focus is necessary to maintain public confidence in the administration of justice.
- What impact does that kind of tactical use by corporations have on the administration of justice?
- The evidence was critical in relation to a serious charge and the administration of justice would be held in disrepute if the evidence was not admitted.
Synonyms
judicial proceedings, administration of the law
2A judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state.It is, therefore, a matter of public interest who becomes judges of the lower courts and justices of the Supreme Court....
- Such a writ can only be granted with the agreement of four justices of the Supreme Court.
- The judicial branch includes a supreme court with justices appointed by the president.
Synonyms
judge, magistrate, His/Her/Your Honour;
Law Lord, Lord Justice;
in England & Wales recorder;
in Scotland sheriff;
in the Isle of Man deemster;
in the Channel Islands jurat;
North American jurist, surrogate;
Spanish alcalde
informal beak, m'lud
historical reeve
Scottish historical sheriff-depute, bailie
Phrases
bring someone to justice
do oneself justice
do someone/thing justice
in justice to
Mr (or Mrs) Justice
rough justice
Derivatives
justiceship
/ nounsense 2. ...- Subsequently, under William Rehnquist's chief justiceship a narrow majority on the Court resuscitated states' rights for some purposes, but it was not clear how durable these decisions would be.
- Later, Johnson said, ‘I made him take the justiceship.’
- Finally, he will move away from the imperial chief justiceship established by his mentor Rehnquist and will rule the court with less of an iron hand.
Origin
Late Old English iustise 'administration of the law', via Old French from Latin justitia, from justus (see just).