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Justice vs Trail - What's the difference?

justice | trail |

As nouns the difference between justice and trail

is that justice is the state or characteristic of being just or fair while trail is the track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.

As proper nouns the difference between justice and trail

is that justice is {{surname|A=An occupational|from=occupations} while Trail is a city in British Columbia.

As a verb trail is

to follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).

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

    Statistics

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    trail

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
  • (label) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
  • "I saw your brother—I saw your brother," he said, nodding his head, as Archer lagged past him, trailing his spade, and scowling at the old gentleman in spectacles.
  • (label) To leave (a trail of).
  • (label) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
  • To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 29, author=Keith Jackson, work=Daily Record
  • , title= SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0 , passage=Neil Lennon and his players have, in almost no time at all, roared back from trailing Rangers by 15 points in November to ending the year two points clear.}}
  • (label) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
  • To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
  • (Longfellow)
  • (label) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
  • * (1816-1855)
  • I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance.

    Derived terms

    * trailer * trail off

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
  • A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
  • A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
  • Synonyms

    * (track of an animal) spoor, sign * (route for travel over land) dirt track, footpath, path, track

    Derived terms

    * condensation trail, contrail * paper trail * sawdust trail * star trail * trail bike * trailblazer (see blazer) * trailblazing * trail mix * vapo(u)r trail

    See also

    * path * track

    Anagrams

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