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- pronunciation:
- juh
stihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
the principle or quality of equity; moral rightness.
If you care about justice, you will find the defendant not guilty.- synonyms:
- equity, fairness, righteousness, uprightness
- similar words:
- decency, evenness, goodness, honesty, morality, virtue
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definition 2: |
the upholding of what is fair, decent, and right.
The innocent prisoner was freed in the interest of justice.- synonyms:
- equity, fairness, righteousness
- antonyms:
- injustice
- similar words:
- decency, evenness, goodness, honesty, morality, uprightness, virtue
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definition 3: |
deserved treatment, reward, or punishment.
After many years, the wrongly accused man finally received justice.The new law should bring justice to many people who have been treated unfairly.- similar words:
- award, compensation, dispensation, penalty, punishment, recompense, remuneration, retribution, reward
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definition 4: |
the implementation of law through the judicial system.
The wheels of justice turn slowly.- synonyms:
- judicature
- similar words:
- equity, judgment, law
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definition 5: |
a legal administrator or judge.
Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.- synonyms:
- adjudicator, judge
- similar words:
- arbitrator, jurist, magistrate
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