Dictionary

justice en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈd͡ʒɐs.tɪs/ (Australia)
/ˈd͡ʒɐs.təs/ (New-Zealand)
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Etymology

From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. Doublet of Justitia. Partly displaced native Old English rihtwīsnes (Modern English righteousness < rightwiseness).

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
- God recognized the justice of the moon's plea and compensated for its diminution by promising that only the moon would be seen both day and night. 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 8:
- the justice of a description
- This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vii]:
(countable, uncountable) The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
- Justice was served.
- The perfect society is not to be an embodiment of the idea of justice, but one in which that idea has no meaning, since it is bound up with private property and the regulation of property relationships. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 145:
(countable, uncountable) Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
- to demand justice
(countable, uncountable) The civil power dealing with law.
- the justice system
- Ministry of Justice
(countable, uncountable) A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
- Gee, I guess that’s up to the justices. Can’t imagine this court — which I find too conservative but not crazy — is going to issue a ruling that says a president can break any law in the land as an “official act” without consequence. 2024 March 4, Gail Collins, Bret Stephens, “Trump Is the Leading Man”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
(countable, uncountable) Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
- As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), pages 106–107:

Forms

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Translations (382)

haw kaulike (state of being just or fair) · tk adalatlylyk (state of being just or fair) · sh prȃvda (the civil power dealing with law) · ur عَدالَت (state of being just or fair) · ka სამართალი (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · sv justitieråd (a judge of certain courts) · sa धर्मः (state of being just or fair) · ota عدل (state of being just or fair) · pt justiça (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · nl recht (correctness) · ro dreptate (state of being just or fair) · fo rættvísi (state of being just or fair) · fa-ira عَدْل (state of being just or fair) · yi גערעכטיקייט (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · nl recht (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ja 正義 (state of being just or fair) · sa धर्मित्व (state of being just or fair) · bo དྲང་བདེན (state of being just or fair) · tg адолат (the civil power dealing with law) · km ភាពត្រឹមត្រូវ (correctness) · la iūstitia (state of being just or fair) · ota انصاف (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · id peradilan (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · ota انصاف (state of being just or fair) · ps نياو (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · uz adolatlilik (state of being just or fair) · sv domare (a judge of certain courts) · fr justice (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · uz adolat (the civil power dealing with law) · mr न्याय (the civil power dealing with law) · gu ઇનસાફ (state of being just or fair) · ky адилдик (state of being just or fair) · mn шударга ёс (state of being just or fair) · et õiglus (the civil power dealing with law) · ar عَدَالَة (the civil power dealing with law) · cs spravedlnost (state of being just or fair) · zdj uâdilifu (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ky адилеттик (state of being just or fair) · ar عَدْل (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · lo ຍຸດຕິທັມ (the civil power dealing with law) · nl rechtvaardigheid (state of being just or fair) · pt ministro (a judge of certain courts) · bg съдия́ (a judge of certain courts) · ga ceartas (state of being just or fair) · ps نياو (correctness) · it giustizia (the civil power dealing with law) · pl sprawiedliwość (the civil power dealing with law) · ar إِنْصَاف (state of being just or fair) · hi न्याय (state of being just or fair) · ko 정의 (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · sh пра̑вда (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · gl xustiza (the civil power dealing with law) · ko 공정 (state of being just or fair) · hi न्याय (the civil power dealing with law) · ps عدالت (the civil power dealing with law) · ps عدالت (state of being just or fair) · mk правда (state of being just or fair) · ro dreptate (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · th ยุติธรรม (the civil power dealing with law) · ug ئادالەت (state of being just or fair) · cmn 裁判官 (a judge of certain courts) · gd còir (state of being just or fair) · ru справедли́вость (state of being just or fair) · ckb داد (state of being just or fair) · rup dichii (state of being just or fair) · uz haqqoniyat (the civil power dealing with law) · de Gerechtigkeit (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · nl gerechtigheid (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · cmn 正義 /正义 (state of being just or fair) · ur عَدالَت (the civil power dealing with law) · nn rettferd (the civil power dealing with law) · ja 裁判官 (a judge of certain courts) · ka მოსამართლე (a judge of certain courts) · fi oikeus (the civil power dealing with law) · tr adalet (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · ro judecător (a judge of certain courts) · sq drejtësi (the civil power dealing with law) · he צֶדֶק (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · kmr dad (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · he שׁוֹפֵט (a judge of certain courts) · tl hustisya (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · my တရားစီရင်ရေး (the civil power dealing with law) · lv justīcija (the civil power dealing with law) · ang rihtwīsnes (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · eo justeco (state of being just or fair) · es gura (the civil power dealing with law) · gu ન્યાયાધીશ (a judge of certain courts) · chr ᏚᏳᎪᏛ (state of being just or fair) · km យុត្តិធម៌ (state of being just or fair) · hu pártatlanság (state of being just or fair) · sv rättvisa (state of being just or fair) · ga giúistís (a judge of certain courts) · ru справедли́вость (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · kn ನ್ಯಾಯ (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · nn rettferd (state of being just or fair) · et õiglus (state of being just or fair) · gl xustiza (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · fur justizie (state of being just or fair) · ca justícia (a judge of certain courts) · cs spravedlnost (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · hu igazságügy (the civil power dealing with law) · hi न्याय (correctness) · sk spravodlivosť (state of being just or fair) · hu igazság (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ca justesa (state of being just or fair) · ka სამართლიანობა (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · sh пра̑вда (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · mn үнэн (state of being just or fair) · es juez (a judge of certain courts) · id keadilan (state of being just or fair) · ru судья́ (a judge of certain courts) · nl berechting (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · fi oikeus (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · nl recht (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · oc justesa (state of being just or fair) · my သမာသမတ် (state of being just or fair) · eu zuzentasun (state of being just or fair) · th ความยุติธรรม (state of being just or fair) · da retfærdighed (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · yo idajọ (state of being just or fair) · mk правда (the civil power dealing with law) · ar عَدْل (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ca justícia (state of being just or fair) · gu ન્યાયમૂર્તિ (a judge of certain courts) · gd còir (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · pt justiça (state of being just or fair) · kmr dad (state of being just or fair) · mr न्याय (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · ur عَدالَت (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · tl katarungan (state of being just or fair) · ko 사법 (the civil power dealing with law) · la iūstitia (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · cmn 正義 /正义 (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · be справядлі́васць (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · io equitato (state of being just or fair) · non jafnaðr (state of being just or fair) · sh prȃvda (state of being just or fair) · uk справедли́вість (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · ro justiție (state of being just or fair) · lv taisnīgums (state of being just or fair) · sl pravičnost (state of being just or fair) · az ədalət (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · uz adolat (state of being just or fair) · nl raadsheer (a judge of certain courts) · ky адилеттик (the civil power dealing with law) · ro justiție (the civil power dealing with law) · hu igazságosság (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · be юсты́цыя (the civil power dealing with law) · sv rätt (the civil power dealing with law) · ha adalci (state of being just or fair) · bn আদল (state of being just or fair) · ka სამართლიანობა (state of being just or fair) · he צֶדֶק (correctness) · da retfærdighed (the civil power dealing with law) · km ចៅក្រម (a judge of certain courts) · fr justice (correctness) · es justicia (state of being just or fair) · gd còir (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ps نياو (state of being just or fair) · is réttlæti (state of being just or fair) · bg правди́вост (correctness) · kn ನ್ಯಾಯ (state of being just or fair) · fr équité (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ar عَدَالَة (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ko 법관 (the civil power dealing with law) · pt chefe de justiça (a judge of certain courts) · fa-ira عَدالَت (the civil power dealing with law) · tt гаделлек (state of being just or fair) · gd còir (correctness) · kn ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶ (a judge of certain courts) · ckb داد (the civil power dealing with law) · be справядлі́васьць (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · ja 正義 (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · mr न्याय (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · pt justiça (the civil power dealing with law) · km តុលាការ (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · lo ຍຸດຕິທັມ (state of being just or fair) · tr adalet (state of being just or fair) · mi manatika (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · prs عَدَالَت (the civil power dealing with law) · ka იუსტიცია (the civil power dealing with law) · hi इनसाफ़ (state of being just or fair) · hi न्याय (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · he צֶדֶק (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · sh právo (state of being just or fair) · cmn 正義 /正义 (the civil power dealing with law) · ja 公平 (state of being just or fair) · pl sprawiedliwość (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · bg справедли́вост (state of being just or fair) · mk правосудство (the civil power dealing with law) · fi oikeudenmukaisuus (state of being just or fair) · ky юстиция (the civil power dealing with law) · gl xustiza (state of being just or fair) · cmn 公道 (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ru справедли́вость (correctness) · ja 法官 (the civil power dealing with law) · de Justiz (the civil power dealing with law) · nl rechtvaardigheid (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ps عدل (state of being just or fair) · lv justīcija (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · da retfærdighed (state of being just or fair) · mr जस्टिस (a judge of certain courts) · da ret (state of being just or fair) · sl pravica (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · cmn 公道 (state of being just or fair) · ast xusteza (state of being just or fair) · ca justícia (the civil power dealing with law) · kmr dad (the civil power dealing with law) · is réttlæti (the civil power dealing with law) · be справядлі́васць (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ka სამართლიანობა (correctness) · uk юсти́ція (the civil power dealing with law) · om qajeelummaa (state of being just or fair) · sh prȃvda (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ar عَدْل (state of being just or fair) · tt гадәләт (state of being just or fair) · az ədalət (the civil power dealing with law) · gu ન્યાય (state of being just or fair) · sl pravosodje (the civil power dealing with law) · bn ইনসাফ (state of being just or fair) · om haqa (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · sa धर्म (state of being just or fair) · sl pravičnost (the civil power dealing with law) · ur اِنْصَاف (state of being just or fair) · be справядлі́васьць (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · tk adalat (state of being just or fair) · lt justicija (the civil power dealing with law) · sv rättfärdighet (the civil power dealing with law) · bn আদালত (the civil power dealing with law) · lt teisingumas (state of being just or fair) · ka სამართალი (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · ig ikpe ziri ezi (state of being just or fair) · ig mkpezi (state of being just or fair) · nb rettferdighet (the civil power dealing with law) · nl justitie (the civil power dealing with law) · ro justețe (correctness) · chr ᏚᏳᎪᏛ (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ota عدل (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · bn দাদ (state of being just or fair) · ms keadilan (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · he צֶדֶק (state of being just or fair) · tk adalat (the civil power dealing with law) · tr adalet (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · hi न्यायाधीश (a judge of certain courts) · az ədalət (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ko 공평 (state of being just or fair) · de Gerechtigkeit (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · be справядлі́васьць (state of being just or fair) · th ความถูกต้อง (state of being just or fair) · uk правосу́ддя (the civil power dealing with law) · ota عدالت (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ota قسط (state of being just or fair) · it giustizia (state of being just or fair) · cmn 公平 (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · sk spravodlivosť (the civil power dealing with law) · pt justiça (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · de Gerechtigkeit (state of being just or fair) · cs spravedlnost (the civil power dealing with law) · lt teisingumas (the civil power dealing with law) · nb rettferdighet (state of being just or fair) · sh prȃvda (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · cmn 司法 (the civil power dealing with law) · sl pravica (state of being just or fair) · nl rechtsbedeling (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · lt justicija (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ms adalat (state of being just or fair) · ur اِنْصَاف (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ca justícia (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · uk справедли́вість (state of being just or fair) · ms adalat (the civil power dealing with law) · cmn 公義 /公义 (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · cmn 公平 (state of being just or fair) · oc justícia (state of being just or fair) · ur عَدْل (state of being just or fair) · bg пра́вда (state of being just or fair) · km សាលក្រម (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · bg пра́вда (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · sh пра̑вда (state of being just or fair) · nl gerecht (the civil power dealing with law) · pl sprawiedliwość (state of being just or fair) · tt гаделлек (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · el δικαιοσύνη (state of being just or fair) · ar عَدْل (the civil power dealing with law) · hu igazságszolgáltatás (the civil power dealing with law) · nl gerechtigheid (the civil power dealing with law) · km យុត្តិធម៌ (the civil power dealing with law) · tr adalet (the civil power dealing with law) · vi tư pháp (the civil power dealing with law) · chr ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩ (a judge of certain courts) · fa-ira قاضی (a judge of certain courts) · ja 司法 (the civil power dealing with law) · tg адолат (state of being just or fair) · th ความยุติธรรม (the civil power dealing with law) · fa-ira داد (state of being just or fair) · ka მართლმსაჯულება (the civil power dealing with law) · ota عدالت (state of being just or fair) · pl sprawiedliwość (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · pl sędzia (a judge of certain courts) · ka მართლმსაჯულება (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · ko 정의 (state of being just or fair) · ur اِنْصَاف (the civil power dealing with law) · grc δικαιοσύνη (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · it giustizia (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · sv rättvisa (the civil power dealing with law) · lv taisnīgums (the civil power dealing with law) · de Genugtuung (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · fi tuomari (a judge of certain courts) · sq drejtësi (state of being just or fair) · lo ຄວາມຍຸດຕິທຳ (the civil power dealing with law) · yi גערעכטיקייט (state of being just or fair) · hy արդարություն (state of being just or fair) · be правасу́ддзе (the civil power dealing with law) · pt justiça (correctness) · fr justice (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · gl xustiza (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · az ədalət (state of being just or fair) · ro justiție (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ru юсти́ция (the civil power dealing with law) · ru правосу́дие (the civil power dealing with law) · hu bíró (a judge of certain courts) · ka სამართლიანობა (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ru справедли́вость (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · cs spravedlivost (the civil power dealing with law) · kmr edalet (the civil power dealing with law) · kmr edalet (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · hy արդարություն (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ja 法官 (a judge of certain courts) · fi oikeus (correctness) · is sanngirni (state of being just or fair) · mi huatika (state of being just or fair) · es justeza (state of being just or fair) · fr juge (a judge of certain courts) · fa-ira عَدالَت (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · kk әділеттілік (state of being just or fair) · gu જસ્ટિસ (a judge of certain courts) · fr justice (state of being just or fair) · ast xusticia (state of being just or fair) · fi oikeus (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · th ยุติธรรม (state of being just or fair) · sh пра̑вда (the civil power dealing with law) · ang rihtwīsnes (state of being just or fair) · ga cóir (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · be справядлі́васць (state of being just or fair) · my တရား (state of being just or fair) · pt justeza (state of being just or fair) · bg правосъ́дие (the civil power dealing with law) · he מִשְׁפָּט (the civil power dealing with law) · ro justețe (state of being just or fair) · hu igazságosság (state of being just or fair) · nb rettferd (state of being just or fair) · hi न्यायमूर्ति (a judge of certain courts) · alt јаргы (the civil power dealing with law) · hu igazság (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) · es justedad (state of being just or fair) · el δικαιοσύνη (the civil power dealing with law) · sh пра́во (state of being just or fair) · nl gerechtigheid (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · tt гадәләт (the civil power dealing with law) · cmn 法官 (a judge of certain courts) · cmn 大法官 (a judge of certain courts) · ka სამართალი (the civil power dealing with law) · gl xusteza (state of being just or fair) · mi manatika (the civil power dealing with law) · hy արդարադատություն (the civil power dealing with law) · kk әділдік (state of being just or fair) · uk справедли́вість (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · mr न्याय (state of being just or fair) · fa-ira عَدالَت (state of being just or fair) · kk әділет (the civil power dealing with law) · ja 公正 (state of being just or fair) · pam katalaruan (state of being just or fair) · bg справедли́вост (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) · ps نياو (the civil power dealing with law) · es justicia (the civil power dealing with law) · cmn 法官 (the civil power dealing with law) · fr justice (the civil power dealing with law) · ug ئادالەت (the civil power dealing with law) · hi न्यायालय (the civil power dealing with law) · de Gerechtigkeit (the civil power dealing with law) · fr conseiller (a judge of certain courts) · nl gerechtigheid (state of being just or fair) · pro justicia (state of being just or fair)

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