| 单词 | justice |
| 释义 | justice —justice /ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ noun (JUDGE) F0 [C] US a judge in a law court: » The president is expected to name a new Supreme Court justice within the next few days.» Justice Ben OvertonThesaurus+: ↑Judges and juriesF0 [C] UK used before the name of a judge in the High Court: » Mr Justice EllisThesaurus+: ↑Judges and juries• • • Extra Examples:» Lord Justice Wallace is expected to deliver his verdict early next week.» The re-trial will be heard before the justices.» Justice Woolf is hearing the case in closed session.» All but one of the justices agreed that the appeal should be dismissed.» The Supreme Court of the United States has nine members - a chief justice and eight associate justices.noun [U] (FAIRNESS) ► B2 fairness in the way people are dealt with: » There's no justice in the world when people can be made to suffer like that.» The winner has been disqualified for cheating, so justice has been done (= a fair situation has been achieved).→ OPPOSITE INJUSTICE(Cf. ↑injustice)Thesaurus+: ↑Justice and fairness• • • Extra Examples:» What poetic justice that Brady has to go to court to plead to be allowed to die, just like his innocent victims pleaded to be allowed to live.» That photo doesn't really do justice to her good looks.» The final score doesn't do justice to our team's performance.» She felt that her exam results didn't do her justice.» The book presents a vision of a society based on equity and social justice.noun [U] (LAW) ► B2 the system of laws in a country that judges and punishes people: » the justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.» The police are doing all they can to bring those responsible for the bombing to justice.» They are victims of a miscarriage of justice (= when the law has been carried out wrongly).» He has been accused of obstructing the course of justice (= preventing the law being put into action).Thesaurus+: ↑Law courts• • • Extra Examples:» The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.» We shall do everything necessary to bring the murderer to justice.» The state must ensure the independence and impartiality of the justice system.» The defendants are also accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice.» Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were fugitives from justice . |
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