justice

  • 31JUSTICE — n. f. Vertu morale qui fait que l’on rend à chacun ce qui lui appartient, que l’on respecte tous les droits d’autrui. Il désigne aussi la Rectitude que Dieu met dans l’âme par sa grâce. La justice originelle. Persévérer dans la justice. Il se… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 32Justice —          ACHARD (Marcel)     Bio express : Auteur dramatique et scénariste français (1899 1974)     «La justice coûte cher, c est pour ça qu on l économise.»     Source : L Idiote     Mot(s) clé(s) : Justice          ALAIN (Émile Auguste Chartier …

    Dictionnaire des citations politiques

  • 33justice — n. rules of law administration of law 1) to administer, dispense, mete out, render justice 2) to obstruct justice 3) to pervert justice 4) divine; frontier (US); poetic; summary justice 5) justice prevails 6) a miscarriage; travesty of justice 7) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 34justice — [[t]ʤʌ̱stɪs[/t]] ♦♦ justices 1) N UNCOUNT Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated. He has a good overall sense of justice and fairness... He only wants freedom, justice and equality... There is no justice in this world! 2) N… …

    English dictionary

  • 35justice — noun 1 fairness ADJECTIVE ▪ distributive, economic, environmental, natural, racial (esp. AmE), social ▪ rough ▪ He saw it as rough …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 36justice — jus|tice [ dʒʌstıs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the fact that something is reasonable and fair: He appealed to their sense of justice. Campaigners are convinced of the justice of their cause. a ) treatment of people that is fair and morally right: the …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37justice — justiceless, adj. /jus tis/, n. 1. the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause. 2. rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason: to complain… …

    Universalium

  • 38justice — 01. I don t believe that [justice] means that we should execute murderers. That is simply revenge, which is quite different. 02. Do you think that life in prison is a [just] punishment for a murder committed by a fourteen year old boy? 03. As… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 39justice — jus|tice W2 [ˈdʒʌstıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(system of judgement)¦ 2¦(fairness)¦ 3¦(being right)¦ 4 do justice to somebody/something 5 do yourself justice 6 justice has been done/served 7¦(judge)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40justice */*/*/ — UK [ˈdʒʌstɪs] / US noun Word forms justice : singular justice plural justices 1) a) [uncountable] treatment of people that is fair and morally right the struggle for freedom and justice social justice: a society based on democracy, peace, and… …

    English dictionary