Accountability vs Justice - What's the difference?
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The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.
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(military) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
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The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
The civil power dealing with law.
A judge of certain courts. Also capitalized as a title.
Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
As nouns the difference between accountability and justice
is that accountability is the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for while justice is the title of a justice of court.As a proper noun justice is
.accountability
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(wikipedia accountability)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
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* accountablenessSee also
* responsibilityReferences
justice
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Noun
(en-noun)- the justice of a description
- This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips.
- Justice was served.
- to demand justice
- Ministry of Justice
- the justice system
- ''Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
