Meaning

6 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

    the justice of a description

    Gerechtigkeit

    справедли́востьspravedlívostʹ

    справедли́вістьspravedlývistʹ

    the quality of being just or fair

  2. (countable, uncountable)The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.

    Justice was served.

    Gerechtigkeit

    справедли́востьspravedlívostʹ

    справедли́вістьspravedlývistʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.

    to demand justice

    Gerechtigkeit, Genugtuung

    справедли́востьspravedlívostʹ

    справедли́вістьspravedlývistʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)The civil power dealing with law.

    Ministry of Justice

    the justice system

    Justiz, Gerechtigkeit

    правосу́диеpravosúdije, юсти́цияjustícija

    правосу́ддяpravosúddja, юсти́ціяjustýcija

  5. (countable, uncountable)A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.

    Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court

    судья́sudʹjá

  6. (countable, uncountable)Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.

    справедли́востьspravedlívostʹ

Examples

395 sentences

  1. I want justice.

    Я хочу справедливості. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу справедливости. — Selena777

    deIch will Gerechtigkeit. — Yorwba

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  2. We need justice.

    Нам потрібна справедливість. — deniko

    ruНам нужна справедливость. — marafon

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  3. This is justice.

    Це справедливість. — Ahha

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  4. I demand justice.

    Я вимагаю справедливості. — Ahha

    ruЯ требую справедливости. — marafon

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  5. Our goal is justice.

    Наша мета — правосуддя. — deniko

    ruНаша цель — справедливость. — carlosalberto

    deUnser Ziel ist Gerechtigkeit. — carlosalberto

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
state of being just or fair:
the civil power dealing with law:
Русский
By meaning 3
state of being just or fair:
the civil power dealing with law:
a judge of certain courts:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
state of being just or fair:
judgment and punishment of who wronged another:
the civil power dealing with law:

Origin

From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), fro

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.

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Forms

plural: justices
Singularjustice
Pluraljustices

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
judgeB1justiciarjusticiarydoomsmanjusticerjudg
Close in meaning
  • the quality of being just or fair:justness
  • a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice:judgejurist
  • the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870:Department of JusticeJustice DepartmentDoJ

Antonyms

1 antonyms
injusticeC1

Word family

40 related words
RelatedjustA1justiciablejusticiarunjustfairness
Derivedchief justiceclimate justicecommutative justicecyberjusticedo justiceecojusticee-justiceexamining justicejungle justicejusticeablejustice-impactedjustice-involvedjusticelessjustice-likejusticementjusticerjusticeshipjusticewardmisjusticeopen justiceoriginal justicepoetical justicepoetic justiceprison justice

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
justA1justifiablejustificationjustifyB2justlyC1
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