jus·tice
n.
- The quality of being just; fairness.
-
- The principle of moral rightness; equity.
- Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness.
-
- The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law.
- Law. The administration and procedure of law.
- Conformity to truth, fact, or sound reason: The overcharged customer was angry, and with justice.
- Abbr. J. Law.
- A judge.
- A justice of the peace.
Idiom:
do justice to
- To treat adequately, fairly, or with full appreciation: The subject is so complex that I cannot do justice to it in a brief survey.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin iustitia, from iustus, just. |
