jus·tice (j s t s)n. Idiom: 1. The quality of being just; fairness. 2. a. The principle of moral rightness; equity. b. Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness. 3. a. The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law. b. Law The administration and procedure of law. 4. Conformity to truth, fact, or sound reason: The overcharged customer was angry, and with justice. 5. Abbr. J. Law a. A judge. b. A justice of the peace. do justice to To treat adequately, fairly, or with full appreciation: The subject is so complex that I cannot do justice to it in a brief survey. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin i  stitia, from istus, just; see just1.] |
justice [ˈdʒʌstɪs]
n
1. the quality or fact of being just
2. (Philosophy) Ethics
a. the principle of fairness that like cases should be treated alike
b. a particular distribution of benefits and burdens fairly in accordance with a particular conception of what are to count as like cases
c. the principle that punishment should be proportionate to the offence
3. (Law) the administration of law according to prescribed and accepted principles
4. (Law) conformity to the law; legal validity
5. (Business / Professions) a judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature
6. (Business / Professions) short for justice of the peace
7. good reason (esp in the phrase with justice) he was disgusted by their behaviour, and with justice
do justice to
a. to show to full advantage the picture did justice to her beauty
b. to show full appreciation of by action he did justice to the meal
c. to treat or judge fairly
do oneself justice to make full use of one's abilities
(Law)
bring to justice to capture, try, and usually punish (a criminal, an outlaw, etc.)
[from Old French, from Latin jūstitia, from justus just]
Justice
- Even, it [justice] is as the sun on a flat plain; uneven, it strikes like the sun on a thicket —Malay proverb
- Injustice … gathers like dust under everything —Rainer Maria Rilke
- Just as a sentence meted out by a kangaroo court —Anon
- Justice … inevitable as the law of cause and effect —L. P. Hartley
- Justice is like a train that’s nearly always late —Yevgeny Yevtushenko
- Justice is like the kingdom of God; it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning —George Eliot
- Shed justice like paladins —Jonathan Valin
- The tongue of the just is as choice silver —The Holy Bible/Proverbs
- An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering … like an unfinished equation —Mary McCarthy
- We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream —Martin Luther King Jr., speech, June 15, 1963
This is from King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
- Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains. Your judgments are like the great deep —The Holy Bible/Psalms
‘Your’ replaces the biblical ‘thy.’
justice
- high court - A supreme court of justice.
- attain - First meant "bring to justice."
- revenge, justice - Revenge is personal and justice is societal.
- blind justice - The Greek statue for justice is wearing a blindfold so she cannot see the bribes being offered to her, hence blind justice.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  justice - the quality of being just or fair righteousness - adhering to moral principles fairness, equity - conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" natural virtue - (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature rightfulness, right - anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" unjustness, injustice - the practice of being unjust or unfair |
| 2. | justice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments judicature, administration - the act of meting out justice according to the law judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" prejudice - disadvantage by prejudice | |
| 3. |  justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justiceadjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court Daniel - a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare doge - formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa justiciar, justiciary - formerly a high judicial officer magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office ordinary - a judge of a probate court qadi - an Islamic judge recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs trial judge - a judge in a trial court trier - one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case | |
| 4. |  Justice - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States BJA, Bureau of Justice Assistance - the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse BJS, Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency - federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations BoP, Federal Bureau of Prisons - the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes National Institute of Justice, NIJ - the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice Marshals, United States Marshals Service, US Marshals Service - the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
justice
noun
1. fairness, equity, integrity, honesty, decency, impartiality, rectitude, reasonableness, uprightness, justness, rightfulness, right There is no justice in this world!
fairness wrong, injustice, dishonesty, favouritism, unfairness, inequity, partiality, unreasonableness, unlawfulness
fairness wrong, injustice, dishonesty, favouritism, unfairness, inequity, partiality, unreasonableness, unlawfulness
2. fairness, legitimacy, reasonableness, justness, right, integrity, honesty, legality, rectitude, rightfulness We must win people round to the justice of our cause.
3. law A lawyer is part of the machinery of justice.
4. judge, magistrate, beak (Brit. slang), His, Her or Your Honour a justice on the Supreme Court
Related words
fear dikephobia
fear dikephobia
Quotations
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer" [William Blackstone Commentaries]
"Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity" [Alexander Solzhenitsyn Letter to three students]
"Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done" [Lord Hewart]
"For me, justice is the first condition of humanity" [Wole Soyinka The Man Died]
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer" [William Blackstone Commentaries]
"Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity" [Alexander Solzhenitsyn Letter to three students]
"Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done" [Lord Hewart]
"For me, justice is the first condition of humanity" [Wole Soyinka The Man Died]
Translations
justice [ˈdʒʌstɪs] N
2. (= fairness) → justicia f
to do o.s. justice → quedar bien
to do sb justice → hacer justicia a algn
this doesn't do him justice [photo etc] → no le favorece
it doesn't do justice to his skills → no está a la altura de sus capacidades
to do justice to a meal → hacer los honores a una comida
to do o.s. justice → quedar bien
to do sb justice → hacer justicia a algn
this doesn't do him justice [photo etc] → no le favorece
it doesn't do justice to his skills → no está a la altura de sus capacidades
to do justice to a meal → hacer los honores a una comida
justice [ˈdʒʌstɪs] n
(= fairness) → justice f
to do justice to sth (= deal with adequately) → faire honneur à qch
to do o.s. justice (in exam, interview) → se montrer à sa juste valeur
She didn't do herself justice → Elle ne s'est pas montrée à sa juste valeur.
to do sb justice [photo]
This photo doesn't do you justice → Cette photo ne vous avantage pas.
to do justice to sth (= deal with adequately) → faire honneur à qch
to do o.s. justice (in exam, interview) → se montrer à sa juste valeur
She didn't do herself justice → Elle ne s'est pas montrée à sa juste valeur.
to do sb justice [photo]
This photo doesn't do you justice → Cette photo ne vous avantage pas.
(= rightness) [cause, claim, argument] → bien-fondé m
justice
n
(Jur) (= quality) → Gerechtigkeit f; (system) → Gerichtsbarkeit f, → Justiz f; British justice → britisches Recht; is this the famous British justice? → ist das die berühmte britische Gerechtigkeit?; to bring somebody to justice → jdn vor Gericht bringen; court of justice → Gerichtshof m, → Gericht nt; to administer justice → Recht sprechen ? poetic justice
(= fairness) → Gerechtigkeit f; (of claims) → Rechtmäßigkeit f; to do him justice → um ihm gegenüber gerecht zu sein, um mal fair zu sein (inf); this photograph doesn’t do her justice → auf diesem Foto ist sie nicht gut getroffen; she never does herself justice → sie kommt nie richtig zur Geltung; that’s not true, you’re not doing yourself justice → das stimmt nicht, Sie unterschätzen sich; you didn’t do yourself justice in the exams → Sie haben im Examen nicht gezeigt, was Sie können; they did justice to the wine → sie wussten den Wein zu würdigen; and with justice → und (zwar) zu Recht; there’s no justice, is there? → das ist doch nicht gerecht
(= judge) → Richter(in) m(f); Lord Chief Justice oberster Richter in Großbritannien; Justice of the Peace → Friedensrichter(in) m(f); Mr Justice Buchanan → Richter Buchanan
justice [ˈdʒʌstɪs] n
b. (fairness) in justice to her, she ... → per essere giusti, lei...
she never does herself justice → non dimostra mai quello che vale
this biography doesn't do him justice → questa biografia non gli rende giustizia
this photo doesn't do you justice → questa foto non ti fa giustizia
to do justice to a meal → fare onore a un pranzo
she never does herself justice → non dimostra mai quello che vale
this biography doesn't do him justice → questa biografia non gli rende giustizia
this photo doesn't do you justice → questa foto non ti fa giustizia
to do justice to a meal → fare onore a un pranzo
n justice [ˈdʒastis]
1 fairness or rightness in the treatment of other people Everyone has a right to justice; I don't deserve to be punished – where's your sense of justice? regverdig عَدالَه справедливост spravedlnost retfærdighed die Gerechtigkeit δικαιοσύνη justicia õiglus انصاف oikeudenmukaisuus justice צֶדֶק न्याय pravda igazság(osság) keadilan réttlæti giustizia 正義 정의 teisingumas taisnība; taisnīgums keadilan rechtvaardigheid rettferd(ighet) sprawiedliwość justiça justiţie справедливость spravodlivosť pravičnost pravda rättvisa ความยุติธรรม; ความถูกต้อง adalet, hak 正義；公正 справедливість منصفانہ رویّہ sự công bằng 正义；公正
2 the law or the administration of it Their dispute had to be settled in a court of justice. geregtelikheid مَحْكَمَة العَدْل правосъдие soud retssag das Recht νόμος, δικαιοσύνη, απονομή δικαιοσύνης justicia õigus عدالت oikeus justice מִשפָּט न्याय zakon igazságszolgáltatás, bíróság hukum dómstóll giustizia 司法 사법 įstatymai, teisingumas tiesa keadilan gerecht domstol, retten wymiar sprawiedliwości justiça justiţie правосудие právo; súd sodišče pravosuđe lag, rätt ความถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย adalet 司法，審判權 юстиція; правосуддя عدالتی کارروائی luật pháp 司法
3 a judge. regter قاضٍ съдия soudce dommer der Richter δικαστής juez kohtunik قاضی tuomari juge שוֹפֶט न्यायमूर्ति sudac (törvényszéki) bíró hakim dómari giudice 裁判官 재판관 teisėjas tiesnesis hakim rechter dommer sędzia juíz judecată судья sudca sodnik sudija, sudac domare ผู้พิพากษา hâkim, yargıç 法官 суддя منصف، جج quan tòa 审判
bring to justice
to arrest, try and sentence (a criminal) The murderer escaped but was finally brought to justice. geregtelik يُقَدِّم للمُحاكَمَه привличам под отговорност předat soudu stille for retten vor Gericht bringen παραπέμπω σε δίκη llevar ante los tribunales kohtu alla andma محاکمه و تنبیه کردن tuoda oikeuteen traduire en justice לְהָבִיא לְדִין गिरफ्तार करना, मुकदमा चलाना और इंसाफ करना privesti pravdi bíróság elé állít mengadili láta svara til saka fyrir dómstóli assicurare alla giustizia 裁判にかける 법에 따라 처벌하다 patraukti į teismą nodot tiesai dibawa ke muka pengadilan voor het gerecht brengen la få sin straff postawić przed sądem levar a tribunal a aduce în faţa justiţiei привлекать к судебной ответственности postaviť pred súd privesti pred sodišče privesti pravdi dra inför rätta จับกุมตัวไปดำเนินคดีตามกฎหมาย adalet önüne çıkarıp cezalandırmak 送交法律制裁把某人送交法院審判 віддавати під суд گرفتار کرنا đưa ra ánh sáng 把某人送交法院审判
do
1 to treat fairly or properly It would not be doing him justice to call him lazy when he's so ill. iets tot sy reg laat kom, billik wees teenoor hom, reg aan hom laat geskied, hom tot sy reg laat kom; hom eer aandoen يُنْصِف، يَعْدِل مَع справедлив съм към някого být spravedlivý k retfærdighed Gerechtigkeit widerfahren lassen αναγνωρίζω το δίκιο κπ., τον μεταχειρίζομαι δίκαια hacer justicia (a alguien) õiglane olema منصفانه رفتار کردن tehdä oikeutta être juste envers נָהַג בְּצֶדֶק के साथ न्याय करना pravedno se odnositi igazságot szolgáltat vkinek memperlakukan adil sÿna sanngirni rendere giustizia 正しく扱う 올바로 평가하다 bûtø teisinga izturēties taisnīgi berlaku adil recht doen yte (noen/noe) rettferdighet być sprawiedliwym w stosunku do, oddać sprawiedliwość ser justo оценить (кого-л., что-л.) по достоинству byť spravodlivý k biti pravičen (do) biti pravedan vara rättvis mot ปฎิบัติอย่างเป็นธรรมหรือเหมาะสม hakkını vermek 公平對待 віддати належне منصفانہ رویّہ đối xử công bằng 公平对待
2 to fulfil the highest possibilities of; to get the best results from; to show fully or fairly I was so tired that I didn't do myself justice in the exam. nie reg laat geskiet nie يَتَصَرَّف بِطَريقَةٍ عادِلَه مع نفْسِه وقُدراتِه справям се добре prokázat znalosti udnytte sine evner fuldt ud gerecht werden δίνω τον καλύτερο εαυτό μου, κάνω το καλύτερο που μπορώ hacer justicia (a alguien) (kellelegi) pandud lootusi täitma مطابق توانایی خود عمل کردن؛ بهره مند شدن از päästä oikeuksiinsa se montrer à sa juste valeur לְהַבִּיע הַעֲרָכָה बेहतरीन नतीजे हासिल करना postići najbolje po sebe eleget tesz vminek mencapai hasil maksimal sÿna í besta ljósi fare onore a*, farsi onore*, farsi valere 真価を発揮させる 충분히 발휘하다 pasirodyti geriausiai parādīt no labākās puses menunjukkan segala kebolehannya zich waarmaken vise seg fra sin beste side wykazać się w pełni dar o seu melhor a se ridica la justa sa valoare проявлять себя в полную силу úplne sa sústrediť, ukázať všetky svoje schopnosti izkazati se dati sve od sebe komma till sin rätt, göra sig själv rättvisa, göra rättvisa åt ngt ทำอย่างเต็มความสามารถ en iyisini yapmak, kendini göstermek 充分發揮自己的能力，得到最好地結果 виявити себе з кращого боку; повністю виявити свої здібності اپنی اہلیت کے مطابق کام کرنا làm đúng khả năng 充分发挥自己的能力
in justice to
if one must be fair (to him, her etc) To do her justice, I must admit that she was only trying to help when she broke the cup. uit billikheid teenoor -, om billik te wees teenoor إذا أردْنا أن نكون عادِلين مع честен съм към някого pro spravedlnost for at være retfærdig Gerechtigkeit widerfahren lassen για να είμαστε δίκαιοι, για να πούμε και του στραβού το δίκιο para ser justo con õigluse huvides حق چیزی را ادا کردن hänen puolustuksekseen on sanottava pour être juste envers לְמָעַן הָאֶמֶת וְהַצֶדֶק उचित ako ćemo pravo igazság szerint j til að sÿna (e-m) sanngirni per essere onesto 公平にいって 남을 공정하게 평하자면 reikia pripaþinti pēc taisnības berlaku adil recht doen for å yte (noen) rettferdighet by oddać sprawiedliwość para ser justo pentru a face dreptate отдать должное кому-л. kvôli spravodlivosti pravici na ljubo iskreno govoreći i rättvisans namn... เพื่อความยุติธรรมสำหรับเขาหรือเธอ (onun) hakkını vermiş olmak için 為了對...公正起見 віддаючи належне; треба віддати належне منصفانہ طور پر đánh giá đúng 为了对...公正起见
justice → عَدَالة spravedlnost retfærdighed Gerechtigkeit δικαιοσύνη justicia oikeudenmukaisuus justice pravda giustizia 正義 정의 gerechtigheid rettferdighet sprawiedliwość justiça справедливость rättvisa ความยุติธรรม adalet công lý 正义
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