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Just behavior or treatment
“We are doing so for reasons of justice and not in the delusive hope of greater security.”
Having a lack of favoritism
“With scrupulous justice, the marriage counselor noted that both parties were equally to blame.”
The administration of the law or authority
“It was an egregious attempt to pervert the course of justice.”
A legal sentence or punishment
“The public was satisfied with the justice that was handed down to the perpetrator for his crimes.”
The quality of being reasonable or within the law
“Others will grant authority to the use of force if it falls within the bounds of justice and reason.”
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law
“He served for several years as a justice on the Supreme Court.”
Property of being lawful, of obeying the law
State of equality
The condition of being right, appropriate, or fitting
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Of, or pertaining to, a magistrate or judicial officer
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