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justiceward

justiceward adjective: leaning or leading toward justice.

Adjective

justiceward (comparative more justiceward, superlative most justiceward)

  1. Leaning or leading toward justice.

Adverb

justiceward (comparative more justiceward, superlative most justiceward)

  1. Oriented toward or primarily concerned with justice.
    • The felon then evading by exit to me invisible, I descended hither by what impulse I scarcely know save that my intentions tended justiceward.1894, James Platt, Jr., “The Hand of Glory”, in Tales of the Supernatural: Six Romantic Stories, London, England, United Kingdom: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., page 72
    • The problem for each one of us is, are we moving with the tide that rolls homeward and justiceward?1896 July 30, E. P. P., “To the Victor Belongs Duty”, in The New Unity, volume 3, number 22, page 366

Forms of justiceward

Adjective
comparativemore justiceward
superlativemost justiceward
Adverb
comparativemore justiceward
superlativemost justiceward

Origin of justiceward

From justice + -ward.

Questions about justiceward

What does justiceward mean?
Justiceward means leaning or leading toward justice.
What part of speech is justiceward?
Justiceward can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near justiceward in the dictionary

  1. justices
  2. Justices of the Peace
  3. justices' justice
  4. justiceship
  5. justiceships
  6. justiceward
  7. justiceweed
  8. Justicia Themis forester
  9. Justicia Themis foresters
  10. justiciability
  11. justiciable

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