justice: Meaning and Definition of
jus•tice
Pronunciation: ( jus'tis), [key]
— n.
- the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause.
- rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason: to complain with justice.
- the moral principle determining just conduct.
- conformity to this principle, as manifested in conduct; just conduct, dealing, or treatment.
- the administering of deserved punishment or reward.
- the maintenance or administration of what is just by law, as by judicial or other proceedings: a court of justice.
- judgment of persons or causes by judicial process: to administer justice in a community.
- a judicial officer; a judge or magistrate.
- (cap.) Also calledthe Department of Justice.
- to cause to come before a court for trial or to receive punishment for one's misdeeds: The murderer was brought to justice.
- We must see this play again to do it justice.
- to act or treat justly or fairly.
- to appreciate properly:We must see this play again to do it justice.
- to acquit in accordance with one's abilities or potentialities:He finally got a role in which he could do himself justice as an actor.
Jus•tice
Pronunciation: ( jus'tis), [key]
— n.
- born 1925, U.S. poet.
- a town in NE Illinois. 10,552.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.