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justice

/ justice /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments
"justice deferred is justice denied"
Type of:
administration disposal
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
the quality of being just or fair
Opposites:
injustice unjustness
Type of:
righteousness natural virtue
Kinds of:
fairness equity right rightfulness
noun Sense 3
a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
Type of:
adjudicator official functionary
Kinds of:
chief justice Daniel doge justice of the peace justiciar
Derived:
judge adjudicate try decide settle
noun Sense 4
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
Type of:
executive department
Domain:
legislation statute law law
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
3
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administration disposal righteousness natural virtue fairness equity right rightfulness injustice unjustness adjudicator official