justice

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌstɪs/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] just behaviour or treatment: a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people
  • the quality of being fair and reasonable: the justice of his case
  • the administration of the law or authority in maintaining this: a tragic miscarriage of justice
  • 2a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state.

Phrases

bring someone to justice

arrest someone for a crime and ensure that they are tried in court: everything will be done to bring those responsible to justice

do oneself justice

perform as well as one is able to: I did get some interviews but I couldn’t do myself justice

do someone/thing justice

do, treat, or represent someone or something with due fairness or appreciation: the brief menu does not do justice to the food

in justice to

out of fairness to: I say this in justice to both of you

Mr (or Mrs) Justice

British a form of address or reference to a judge of the supreme court (e.g. a High Court judge).

rough justice

see rough

Derivatives

justiceship

noun
justice (sense 2)

Origin:

late Old English iustise 'administration of the law', via Old French from Latin justitia, from justus (see just)