JUSTICE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the administration of law
   • the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments
   Synonym(s)
   • judicature (what does judicature mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • justice deferred is justice denied
   Hypernyms(s) justice is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • administration (what does administration mean?)
   • disposal (what does disposal mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the quality of being just or fair
   Synonym(s)
   • justness (what does justness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) justice is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • righteousness (what does righteousness mean?)
   • natural virtue (what does natural virtue mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • injustice (what does injustice mean?)
   • unjustness (what does unjustness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fairness (what does fairness mean?)
   • equity (what does equity mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • rightfulness (what does rightfulness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation)
   • created in 1870
   Synonym(s)
   • Department of Justice (what does Department of Justice mean?)
   • DoJ (what does DoJ mean?)
   • Justice Department (what does Justice Department mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Justice is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • executive department (what does executive department mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
   Synonym(s)
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   • jurist (what does jurist mean?)
   • magistrate (what does magistrate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) justice is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • official (what does official mean?)
   • functionary (what does functionary mean?)
   • adjudicator (what does adjudicator mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chief justice (what does chief justice mean?)
   • Daniel (what does Daniel mean?)
   • doge (what does doge mean?)
   • justice of the peace (what does justice of the peace mean?)
   • justiciar (what does justiciar mean?)
   • justiciary (what does justiciary mean?)
   • ordinary (what does ordinary mean?)
   • praetor (what does praetor mean?)
   • pretor (what does pretor mean?)
   • qadi (what does qadi mean?)
   • recorder (what does recorder mean?)
   • stipendiary (what does stipendiary mean?)
   • stipendiary magistrate (what does stipendiary magistrate mean?)
   • trial judge (what does trial judge mean?)
   • trier (what does trier mean?)
   • Samson (what does Samson mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   • adjudicate (what does adjudicate mean?)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   • adjudicate (what does adjudicate mean?)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   • decide (what does decide mean?)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   • adjudicate (what does adjudicate mean?)