justice

nomcourant dans les dialogues

Canada//ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs//
Australie//ˈd͡ʒɐs.tɪs//
Nouvelle-Zélande//ˈd͡ʒɐs.təs//

The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

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1
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
the justice of a description
This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips.
God recognized the justice of the moon's plea and compensated for its diminution by promising that only the moon would be seen both day and night.
2
The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
Justice was served.
The perfect society is not to be an embodiment of the idea of justice, but one in which that idea has no meaning, since it is bound up with private property and the regulation of property relationships.
3
Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
to demand justice
4
The civil power dealing with law.
Ministry of Justice
the justice system
5
A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
Gee, I guess that’s up to the justices. Can’t imagine this court — which I find too conservative but not crazy — is going to issue a ruling that says a president can break any law in the land as an “official act” without consequence.
6
Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice.

Étymologie

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).

Formes

pluriel: justices

juror · A member of a jury.jury · A group of individuals chosen from the general population to…just · Factually right, correct; factual.

justice · The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

Justice · The title of a justice of court.justification · A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes…justified · Having a justification.

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.