justice

Syllables: jus·ticeUK/ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/

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Australia/ˈd͡ʒɐs.tɪs/

justice noun: the state or characteristic of being just or fair.

Noun (1)

justice (countable and uncountable, plural justices)

The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
- the justice of a description
- This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
- Justice was served.
- The perfect society is not to be an embodiment of the idea of justice, but one in which that idea has no meaning, since it is bound up with private property and the regulation of property relationships.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...
Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
- to demand justice
The civil power dealing with law.
- Ministry of Justice
- the justice system
A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
- Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court
- Gee, I guess that’s up to the justices. Can’t imagine this court — which I find too conservative but not crazy — is going to issue a ruling that says a president can break any law in the land as an “official act” without consequence.2024 March 4, Gail Collins, Bret Stephens, “Trump Is the Leading Man”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms:

justiciar, justiciary, doomsman, judg, judge, justicer
Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
- As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […]...

Noun (2) capitalized: Justice

Justice (plural Justices)

The title of a justice of court.

Proper noun capitalized: Justice

Justice

A surname originating as an occupation.
A male or female given name from English from the abstract noun justice.
- Justice, the elder, was his only son and heir to the Great Place, and Nomafu was the regent's daughter.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 1995, →ISBN, page 21
A village in Cook County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Franklin County, North Carolina.
A census-designated place in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
A census-designated place in Mingo County, West Virginia.

justice meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

justice in Hindi

state of being just or fair: न्याय nyāy, इनसाफ़ insāf
fairness, especially with regard to punishment: न्याय nyāy
the civil power dealing with law: न्याय nyāy, न्यायालय nyāyālay
a judge of certain courts: न्यायाधीश nyāyādhīś, न्यायमूर्ति nyāymūrti

justice in Tamil

நீதி, நேர்மை, சார்பின்மை, நீதிபதி, நீதியரசர்

justice in Marathi

state of being just or fair: न्याय nyāy
fairness, especially with regard to punishment: न्याय nyāy
judgment and punishment of who wronged another: न्याय nyāy
the civil power dealing with law: न्याय nyāy

justice in Urdu

state of being just or fair: عَدْل 'adl, اِنْصَاف insāf, عَدالَت 'adālat
fairness, especially with regard to punishment: عَدالَت 'adālat, اِنْصَاف insāf
the civil power dealing with law: عَدالَت 'adālat, اِنْصَاف insāf

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justice in Bengali: আদল adol, ইনসাফ inośaph, দাদ dad, আদালত adalot
justice in Telugu: న్యాయము nyāyamu, నాయము nāyamu, నేయము nēyamu, పాడి pāḍi
justice in Malayalam: നീതി nīti, ന്യായം nyāyaṁ, നേർ nēṟ
justice in Kannada: ನ್ಯಾಯ nyāya, ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶ nyāyādhīśa
justice in Punjabi: ਨਿਆਂ niā̃, ਇਨਸਾਫ਼ insāf
justice in Gujarati: ન્યાય nyāya, ઇનસાફ inasāph, ન્યાયમૂર્તિ nyāyamūrti, જસ્ટિસ jasṭis
justice in Odia: ନ୍ଯ଼ାଯ଼
justice in Sanskrit: धर्मः dharmaḥ, धर्म dharma, धर्मित्व dharmitva
justice in Sinhala: දහම dahama
justice in Assamese: বিচাৰ bisar
justice in Nepali: न्याय
justice in Pashto: نياو nyāw, عدل adəl, عدالت adālat
justice in Tagalog: katarungan, hustisya
justice in Arabic: عَدْل ʕadl, إِنْصَاف ʔinṣāf, عَدَالَة ʕadāla
justice in Malay: adalat, keadilan
justice in Indonesian: keadilan, peradilan
justice in Thai: ความยุติธรรม kwaam-yút-dtì-tam, ยุติธรรม yút-dtì-tam, ความถูกต้อง kwaam-tùuk-dtɔ̂ng
justice in Vietnamese: tư pháp
justice in Myanmar: သမာသမတ် sa.masa.mat, တရား ta.ra:, တရားစီရင်ရေး ta.ra:cirang-re:

Examples of justice in a sentence

The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?
Innocent people who are arrested become fodder for the justice system.

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Synonyms of justice

Antonyms

injustice

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Forms of justice

plural	justices
plural	Justices
alternative form	Jestice
alternative form	Justiss

Plural of justice: justices

Origin of justice

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-. Doublet of Justitia. Partly displaced native Old English rihtwīsnes (Modern English righteousness < rightwiseness).

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Questions about justice

What does justice mean?: Justice means the state or characteristic of being just or fair.
What is justice in Hindi?: Justice in Hindi is न्याय (nyāy), इनसाफ़ (insāf), न्यायालय (nyāyālay). See Justice meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is justice?: Justice can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce justice?: Justice is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of justice?: The plural of justice is justices.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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