justice – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
justice
n.
equality, rightness, fairness; support of what is good and right, righteousness; administration of the appropriate punishment or reward, retribution; judicature; judge, magistrate
JUSTICE
Justice
Justice, is a concept whose content several times has been subject to a philosophical as well as legal treatment. There is no universal definition of the term. In its most basic form, "justice" is the administration of
punishment and
reward. Further to this, one can say that justice excludes
randomness. The concept of justice is based on numerous fields, and many differing viewpoints and perspectives including the concepts of
moral correctness based on
law,
equity,
ethics,
rationality,
religion, and fairness. Often, the general discussion of justice is divided into the realm of societal justice as found in philosophy, theology and religion, and procedural justice as found in the study and application of the law.
Justice
Noun
1. the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
(synonym) Department of Justice, Justice Department, DoJ
(hypernym) executive department
(part-meronym) Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA
(classification) legislation, statute law
justice
Noun
1. the quality of being just or fair
(synonym) justness
(antonym) injustice, unjustness
(hypernym) righteousness
(hyponym) fairness, equity
2. the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied"
(synonym) judicature
(hypernym) administration, disposal
(classification) law, jurisprudence
(class) prejudice
3. a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
(synonym) judge, jurist, magistrate
(hypernym) official, functionary
(hyponym) chief justice
justice
nf.
fairness, justice, law, judicature, justness
justiçar
v.
execute, put to death