Justifiable vs Justice - What's the difference?
justifiable | justice |
That can be justified.
* 1917 , Albert Einstein, Relativity: The Special and General Theory ,
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.
As an adjective justifiable
is that can be justified.As a noun justice is
the title of a justice of court.As a proper noun justice is
.justifiable
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Part II.
- ''It was at all times clear that, from the point of view of the idea it conveys to us, every motion must be considered only as a relative motion. Returning to the illustration we have frequently used of the embankment and the railway carriage, we can express the fact of the motion here taking place in the following two forms, both of which are equally justifiable :
- ''(a) The carriage is in motion relative to the embankment,
- ''(b) The embankment is in motion relative to the carriage.
- In (a) the embankment, in (b) the carriage, serves as the body of reference in our statement of the motion taking place. —
Antonyms
* unjustifiablejustice
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
