English
rank|success|instance|sake|907|justice|offer|promise|obliged
Etymology
From OF. #French|justice, from L. iustitia, from iustus "just"
Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /IPAchar|�d��stɪs/
/<tt>"dZVstIs</tt>/
audio|en-us-justice.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
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en-noun
- the state of being just or fair
- the ideal of fairness, esp. with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing (justice was served)
- punishment of a person who wronged one (to demand justice)
- (also attrib.) the civil power dealing with law (Ministry of Justice; the justice system)
- a judge of certain courts; also as a title (Chief Justice; puisne justice; Mr. Justice Krever)
Antonyms
injustice
unjust
Translations
trans-top|state of being just or fair
Croatian: t-|hr|pravo|m, t-|hr|pravda|f
Czech: t-|cs|spravedlnost|f
Danish: ret c, retfærdighed c
German: t+|de|Gerechtigkeit|f
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Italian: t+|it|giustizia|f
Kurdish: t+|ku|داد|sc=KUchar
Slovene: t+|sl|pravica|f, t+|sl|pravi�nost|f
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trans-top|punishment of a person who wronged one
Croatian: t-|hr|pravda|f
Czech: t-|cs|spravedlnost|f
Danish: retfærdighed c
German: t+|de|Gerechtigkeit|f
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Italian: t+|it|giustizia|f
Slovene: pravica f
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ttbc|Albanian: drejtë f
ttbc|Bulgarian: (1, 2, 3) �п�аведливо�� f, п�авда f, п�аво n; (4) п�аво��дие n
ttbc|Catalan: justÃcia f
ttbc|Chinese: �義
ttbc|Dutch: gerechtigheid
ttbc|Esperanto: justeco (state of being just); justico (administration of law)
ttbc|French: justice
ttbc|Hungarian: jog, igazság
ttbc|Japanese: æ£ç¾© (ã��ã��ã��), å�¸æ³�
ttbc|Latin: iustitia f
ttbc|Norwegian: rettferdighet
ttbc|Polish: sprawiedliwo�� f
ttbc|Portuguese: justiça
ttbc|Romanian: drept f and m
ttbc|Spanish: justicia f
ttbc|Swedish: rätt, rättvisa
ttbc|Telugu: న�యాయ� (nyaayam) (1, 2)
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