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justice US English

just behavior or treatment

Justice in justice US English

the personification of justice, usually a blindfolded woman holding scales and a sword

chief justice US English

(the title of) the presiding judge in a supreme court

Lord Justice (also Lord Justice of Appeal) US English

(in the UK) a judge in the Court of Appeal

rough justice in rough US English

treatment that is not scrupulously fair or in accordance with the law

poetic justice US English

the fact of experiencing a fitting or deserved retribution for one’s actions

do someone/something justice or do justice to someone/something in justice US English

do, treat, or represent with due fairness or appreciation

in justice to in justice US English

out of fairness to

do oneself justice in justice US English

perform as well as one is able to

Lord Chief Justice US English

the highest-ranking law officer in England and Wales, presiding over the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Palais de Justice US English

(in France and French-speaking countries) a court of law

restorative justice US English

a system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large

retributive justice US English

a system of criminal justice based on the punishment of offenders rather than on rehabilitation

criminal justice system US English

the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offenses

bring someone to justice in justice US English

arrest someone for a crime and ensure that they are tried in court

justice of the peace US English

a magistrate appointed to hear minor cases, perform marriages, grant licenses, etc., in a town, county, or other local district

miscarriage of justice US English

a failure of a court or judicial system to attain the ends of justice, especially one that results in the conviction of an innocent person

European Court of Justice US English

an institution of the European Union, with thirteen judges appointed by its member governments, meeting in Luxembourg. Established in 1958, it exists to safeguard the law in the interpretation and application of Community treaties

International Court of Justice US English

a judicial court of the United Nations, formed in 1945, that meets at The Hague

eyre US English

a circuit court held in medieval England by a judge (a justice in eyre) who rode from county to county for that purpose

justice in eyre in eyre US English

a circuit court held in medieval England by a judge (a justice in eyre) who rode from county to county for that purpose

High Court of Justice in high court US English

(in England and Wales) the court of unlimited civil jurisdiction comprising three divisions: Queen’s Bench, Chancery, and the Family Division

Chief Justice of the United States in chief justice US English

(the formal title of) the chief justice of the US Supreme Court

justice English-French

justice f

justice English-German

Gerechtigkeit

justice English-Italian

giustizia f

justice English-Spanish

justicia

rough justice English-German

ziemlich willkürliche Urteile

chief justice English-Spanish

presidente, -tam,f del tribunal

Justice Department English-Italian

ministero m di Grazia e Giustizia

Justice of the Peace English-Italian

giudice m di pace

European Court of Justice English-German

Europäischer Gerichtshof

European Court of Justice English-Italian

Corte f europea di giustizia

to do sb/sth justice in justice English-Spanish

la foto no le hace justicia

se faire justice in justice French-English

to take the law into one's own hands


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