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justice
CEFRB1
/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The quality of being just or fair.
- 02
noun
Extra detailJudgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
Examples
Don't you have a sense of justice?
She spent her life fighting for social justice and equality for women.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
The civil power dealing with law.
More examples
In contextPortia tempered justice with mercy.
the justice of a description
Justice was served.
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Origin
noun
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).