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justice
noun(jus-tice)
the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments
justice
noun(jus-tice)
judge —used as a title
justice
noun(jus-tice)
the administration of law; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity
justice
noun phrase(jus-tice)
a local magistrate empowered chiefly to administer summary justice in minor cases, to commit for trial, and to administer oaths and perform marriages
justice
idiom(jus-tice)
proper punishment or fair treatment is given by the legal system
justice
noun(jus-tice)
the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
justice
noun(jus-tice)
a person (such as a criminal suspect or witness) who tries to elude law enforcement especially by fleeing the jurisdiction : fugitive
justice
noun(jus-tice)
an outcome in a judicial proceeding that is unjust; especially : an error made in a court of law that results in an innocent person being punished or a guilty person being free
justice
noun(jus-tice)
an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate
justice
idiom(jus-tice)
to treat or show (something or someone) in a way that is as good as it should be
justice
idiom(jus-tice)
to try to stop the police from learning the facts about a criminal case
justice
idiom(jus-tice)
to try to stop the police from learning the facts about a criminal case

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