justice

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justice, égalité, rigueur; exactitude, droit; équité; institution chargée d'exercer le pouvoir judiciaire; jugement; magistrat, juge

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justice ['dFHstNs] n
(a)(no pl) (power of law) justice f;
to administer or dispense/exercise justice, rendre/exercer la justice;
to demand/obtain justice, demander/obtenir justice;
to bring someone to justice, traduire quelqu'un, en justice;
to temper justice with mercy, faire preuve de clémence;
US the Department of justice, the justice Department, le Ministère de la Justice;
rough justice, (overhard punishment) punition disproportionnée ou exagérée; (summary justice) justice sommaire;
(b)(no pl) (fairness) justice f; (of cause, claim, decision etc) légitimité f;
in all justice, en toute justice;
in (all) justice to her, we should say ..., pour être juste envers elle ou pour lui rendre justice, on devrait dire ...;
to do someone justice, to do justice to someone, (of photo, garment, hairstyle etc) avantager quelqu'un, mettre quelqu'un, en valeur, montrer quelqu'un, sous son meilleur jour;
to do justice to a meal, faire honneur à un repas;
to do oneself justice, se mettre en valeur, se montrer sous son meilleur jour;
Fml with justice, (with good reason) avec juste raison, à juste titre;
(c)(judge in Supreme Court) juge m;
Mr justice Long, (title) Monsieur le juge Long;
Mrs justice Long, Madame le juge Long;
justice of the peace, juge de paix;
Br Lord Chief justice, président m de la Haute Cour de justice;
US Chief justice (of the United States), président m de la Cour suprême. just

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Noun
1. the quality of being just or fair
(synonym) justness
(antonym) injustice, unjustness
(hypernym) righteousness
(hyponym) fairness, equity
2. the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied"
(synonym) judicature
(hypernym) administration, disposal
(classification) law, jurisprudence
(class) prejudice
3. a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
(synonym) judge, jurist, magistrate
(hypernym) official, functionary
(hyponym) chief justice

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justice
\jus"tice\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. justitia, fr. justus just. see just, a.]
1. the quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness. justice and judgment are the haditation of thy throne. -- ps. ixxxix. 11. the king-becoming graces, as justice, verity, temperance, stableness, i have no relish of them. -- shak.
2. conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and in conduct; fair representation of facts respecting merit or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the justice of a description or of a judgment; historical justice.
3. the rendering to every one his due or right; just treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives. this even-handed justice commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice to our own lips. -- shak.
4. agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the justice of a claim.
5. a person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice.
note: this title is given to the judges of the common law courts in england and in the united states, and extends to judicial officers and magistrates of every grade.


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