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1. justice
noun. ['ˈdʒʌstəs, ˈdʒʌstɪs'] the quality of being just or fair.
Antonyms
Etymology
- justice (Middle English (1100-1500))
- justise (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Justice
- custis
How do you pronounce justice?
Pronounce justice as ˈʤəstɪs.
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Sentences with justice
1. Noun, singular or mass
The duties of a justice of the peace differ according to state and municipality.
Quotes about justice
1. My politics of optimism and hope still casts its lot with the Democrats - in the optimistic hope that the dying embers of its status as the party of our better angels, one that took risks for social justice, can still be fanned into a flame. But I'm an old man, born in 1969.
- Rick Perlstein
2. The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
- Winston Churchill
2. justice
noun. ['ˈdʒʌstəs, ˈdʒʌstɪs'] judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- justice (Middle English (1100-1500))
- justise (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. justice
noun. ['ˈdʒʌstəs, ˈdʒʌstɪs'] a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- justice (Middle English (1100-1500))
- justise (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. Justice
noun. the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870.
Synonyms
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- Marshals
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- DoJ
- BoP
- Department of Justice
- National Institute of Justice
- DEA
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- FBI
- executive department
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- United States Marshals Service
- BJA
- BJS
- NIJ
- Justice Department
- US Marshals Service