| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | justice, justness | The quality of being just or fair |
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| 2 | justice, judicature | The administration of law | |
| 3 | justice, judge, jurist, magistrate | A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice | |
| 4 | Justice, Department of Justice, Justice Department, DoJ | The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation) |
| Sounds | jhah'stahs; jhah'stihs |
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| Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website... |
| abyss, allis, amaryllis, and 177 more rhymes in ihs at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The quality of being just or fair. |
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| Synonyms | justness |
| Narrower | fairness, equity; right, rightfulness |
| Broader | righteousness; natural virtue |
| Contrary | injustice, unjustness |
| Adjectives | judicial, juridical, juridic |
| Meaning | The administration of law. The act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments. |
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| Examples | "justice deferred is justice denied" |
| Synonyms | judicature |
| Category of | prejudice |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | administration, disposal |
| Meaning | A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice. |
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| Synonyms | judge, jurist, magistrate |
| Narrower | chief justice; Daniel; doge; justice of the peace; justiciar, justiciary; ordinary; praetor, pretor; qadi; recorder; stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate; trial judge; trier; Samson |
| Broader | adjudicator; official, functionary |
| Meaning | The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation). Created in 1870. |
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| Synonyms | Department of Justice, Justice Department, DoJ |
| Category | legislation, statute law; law, jurisprudence |
| Parts | Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA; Bureau of Justice Statistics, BJS; Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI; Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS; Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA; Federal Bureau of Prisons, BoP; National Institute of Justice, NIJ; United States Marshals Service, US Marshals Service, Marshals |
| Broader | executive department |