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Liberty vs Justice - What's the difference?

liberty | justice |

As nouns the difference between liberty and justice

is that liberty is the condition of being free from control or restrictions while justice is the state or characteristic of being just or fair.

As a proper noun Justice is

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liberty

Noun

  • The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-07-05, volume=412, issue=8894, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Freedom fighter , passage=[Edmund] Burke continued to fight for liberty later on in life. He backed Americans in their campaign for freedom from British taxation. He supported Catholic freedoms and freer trade with Ireland, in spite of his constituents’ ire. He wanted more liberal laws on the punishment of debtors.}}
  • The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
  • The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
  • Freedom from excessive government control.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-12-14, author=Simon Jenkins, authorlink=Simon Jenkins
  • , volume=188, issue=2, page=23, date=2012-12-21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys , passage=The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty .}}
  • A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
  • A breach of social convention (often liberties ).
  • A local government unit in medieval England – see .
  • Synonyms

    * freedom * independence

    Derived terms

    * at liberty * liberty of conscience * take liberties * take the liberty

    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

    See also

    * fairness

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