What Is Justice? Definition And Usage Of This Term

WHAT IS JUSTICE – In this topic, we will first know the definition of this term and how is this term used in sentences.

Definition

The Oxford Dictionary defines the term as the following:

just behavior or treatment.
the quality of being fair and reasonable.
the administration of the law or authority in maintaining this.
the personification of justice, usually a blindfolded woman holding scales and a sword
a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state.

On the other hand, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this term as the following:

the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments
the administration of law
the quality of being just, impartial, or fair
the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action
conformity to this principle or ideal
conformity to truth, fact, or reason

Synonyms

Here are the following synonyms of this term:

Etymology

It came from the late Old English term iustise, which means ‘administration of the law’, which is from the Latin justitia.

Examples

Here are some of the examples:

It’s only a matter of time until justice is served.
Maybe it was poetic justice that her soul was doomed.
He was successful in winning the support of many of the younger princes, and in establishing a new court of justice, the members of which were named by himself.
Poetic law has its place, as does poetic justice, but imprecise legal writing is poor legal writing.