jus·tice 
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KEY NOUN:
- The quality of being just; fairness.
- The principle of moral rightness; equity.
- Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness.
- The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law.
- Law The administration and procedure of law.
- Conformity to truth, fact, or sound reason: The overcharged customer was angry, and with justice.
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Abbr. J. Law
- A judge.
- A justice of the peace.
IDIOM: do justice to- To treat adequately, fairly, or with full appreciation: The subject is so complex that I cannot do justice to it in a brief survey.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French, from Latin
i
stitia, from
istus,
just ; see
just1
