justice
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
Noun 4 meanings
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
“the justice of a description”
The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
“Justice was served.”
Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
“to demand justice”
The civil power dealing with law.
“Ministry of Justice”
Etymology
From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.
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JUSTICE at a glance
JUSTICE has 7 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (J 8 + U 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,102 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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