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justice | justly |

As a noun justice

is the title of a justice of court.

As a proper noun justice

is .

As an adverb justly is

in a just or fair manner; rightfully.

justice

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
    • the justice of a description
  • * Shakespeare
    • This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips.
  • The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
    • Justice was served.
  • Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
    • to demand justice
  • The civil power dealing with law.
    • Ministry of Justice
    the justice system
  • A judge of certain courts. Also capitalized as a title.
    • ''Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
  • Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.

    • Antonyms

    * injustice

    Derived terms

    * Chief Justice * commutative justice * distributive justice * divine justice * do justice * justice of the peace * poetic justice * puisne justice * strict justice

    Related terms

    * just * justiciable * justiciar * unjust

    See also

    * fairness

    External links

    * (wikipedia "justice")

    Statistics

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    justly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a just or fair manner; rightfully.
  • * 1890 , Robert Franklin Pennell, History of Rome :
    • His valor, wisdom, and justice made him justly popular, but caused him to be regarded with suspicion at Rome.
  • With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
  • * 2012 , Jay Newton-Small, ‘Gangless in Glasgow’, Time , 1 Oct 2011:
    • But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide.
  • (obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly.
  • *, II.14:
    • It is a pleasant imagination to conceive a spirit iustly ballanced betweene two equall desires.