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just adj [Latin justus lawful, merited, from jus right, law]: conforming to law or to the underlying principles of law: asa: conforming to reason or a standard of correctnessjust sanctions cannot be excessive in relation to the offenseb: conforming with what is deemed fair or goodthe award of attorney's fees was justthe application of this rule retroactively is not justjust·ly advjust·ness n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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aboveboard, according to law, admissible, aequus, affording no undue advantage, appropriate, as it should be, authoritative, awarded deservedly, balanced, befitting, bona fide, cogent, condign, conscientious, constitutional, deserved, deserving, detached, direct, disinterested, dispassionate, due, equable, equitable, ethical, even-handed, exact, expected, express, fair, fair and square, fair-minded, fit, fitting, forceful, honest, honorable, impartial, incorruptible, iustus, judicious, juridical, justifiable, justified, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit, logical, merited, meritorious, meritus, moral, objective, open-minded, open to reason, owed, owing, precise, principled, proper, rational, reasonable, reputable, righteous, right, righteous, rightful, scrupulous, sincere, solid, sound, square, straight, straightforward, sufficient, suitable, unbiased, unbigoted, unbought, unbribable, unbribed, unchallengeable, uncolored, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, unimpeachable, uninfluenced, unprejudiced, unswayed, upright, upstanding, veracious, virtuous, weighty, wise, worthy
associated concepts: just and reasonable grounds, just cause, just claim, just compensation, just debts, just decision, just terms, just value in a case, without just cause
foreign phrases:
- Ubi lex aliquem cogit ostendere causam, necesse est quod causa sit fusta et legitima. — Where the law compels a man to show cause, it is necessary that the cause be just and legal.II index bona fide, condign, conscientious, equal, equitable, ethical, evenhanded, honest, impartial, incorruptible, judicial, juridical, licit, mere, meritorious, moral, objective, open-minded, reasonable (fair), rightful, solid (sound), suitable, unbiased, unprejudiced, upright
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Fair; lawful; morally right.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Legally right; conformity with that which is lawful or fair.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Legally right; conformity with that which is lawful or fair.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
