Justice vs Jurisdiction - What's the difference?
justice | jurisdiction |
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
* Shakespeare
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.
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
The power or right to exercise authority.
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
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As nouns the difference between justice and jurisdiction
is that justice is the title of a justice of court while jurisdiction is the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.As a proper noun justice
is .justice
English
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
Antonyms
* injusticeDerived terms
* Chief Justice * commutative justice * distributive justice * divine justice * do justice * justice of the peace * poetic justice * puisne justice * strict justiceSee also
* fairnessExternal links
* (wikipedia "justice")Statistics
* English abstract nouns ----jurisdiction
English
(wikipedia jurisdiction)Noun
(en noun)T time, passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them
