justice

noun

ˈjə-stəs How to pronounce justice (audio)
Definition of justicenext
1
as in right
the practice of giving to others what is their due or an instance of this the victim's family felt that justice had been done in the case

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2
as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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3
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another with scrupulous justice, the marriage counselor noted that both parties had much to atone for

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Recent Examples of justice The justice ministry told AFP last year that Japan carried out one execution in 2022, three in 2021, three in 2019 and 15 in 2018. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 The National Trust for Historic Preservation had told the justices that project would likely become irreversible unless it is stopped now. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Her work has expanded access to justice in underserved communities, addressed gaps in rural legal services and earned numerous awards and honors. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Nasser, who would soon become the country’s President, spoke about land reform and pan-Arabism, about justice and independence for Palestine. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for justice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justice
  1. right
  2. judge
  3. neutrality
  4. goodness
  5. court
  6. objectivity
  7. equity
  8. neutralism
Noun
  • Your story shows the importance of seeking partial custody or visitation rights as part of a divorce settlement.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The platform has also secured exclusive SVOD rights across the CEE territory, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Iceland, Cyprus, the Baltics, the CIS, Malta, Israel and Ukraine.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of right
Noun
  • Booking information from Clark County Detention Center in Nevada shows Hughes in custody with no bail, with a hearing before a judge scheduled for Thursday morning.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas federal prison camp, had argued she was selectively prosecuted as a scapegoat, but the judge dismissed those claims as frivolous.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of judge
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  • The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, French politicians provided 500,000 francs to the Society of Habous for construction costs to protect the appearance of religious neutrality.
    — Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutrality
Noun
  • Most of that high-proof goodness gets processed through Boise.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Thank goodness Angie Nixon is not an aggressively obnoxious member of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America).
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Nonetheless, the new Canada tariffs are all but certain to be challenged in court.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Trump posted on Truth Social about the former federal appellate court clerk and Princeton University and Harvard Law School graduate.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of court
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  • Vibration monitors would provide some objectivity, said Leila Sauvage, a paper conservator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam who specializes in the impacts of vibration on art.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • One of the biggest mistakes leaders make during a mid-year review is allowing optimism to replace objectivity.
    — John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of objectivity
Noun
  • Housing wealth is a large part of that disconnect as decades of appreciation left many older homeowners sitting on valuable properties without the home equity itself materializing as income, unless it’s sold or borrowed against.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Gonzalez appeared at a contentious July congressional hearing in which the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History director, Anthea Hartig, was grilled on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion in its programming.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of equity
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    — Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    — Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
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“Justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justice. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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