Justice
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
justice (noun)1.
a) the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments
b) - judge
c) the administration of law , especially the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity
2.
a) the quality of being just, impartial, or fair
b) (1) the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action
(2) conformity to this principle or ideal - righteousness
c) the quality of conforming to law
3.
conformity to truth, fact, or reason - correctness
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
justice (noun)1.
the practice of giving to others what is their due or an instance of this
SYNONYMS:
equity, fair shake, rightRELATED WORDS:
equitability, equitableness, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality; goodness, righteousness, virtue; honor, integrity, uprightnessNEAR ANTONYMS:
bias, one-sidedness, partiality, prejudice; unfairness, unjustness, wrongfulness; corruption, impropiety; crime, offense ( offence), wrongdoing; disservice, harm2.
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
SYNONYMS:
adjudicator, beak, bench, court, jurist, justice, magistrateRELATED WORDS:
chief justice, circuit judge, justice of the peace, squire; auditor, master; jurisconsult, jurisprudent3.
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
SYNONYMS:
disinterest, disinterestedness, equity, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality, justice, neutralism, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivityRELATED WORDS:
apathy, indifference, unconcern; broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, tolerance; fence-sitting, straddlingNEAR ANTONYMS:
chauvinism, nepotism; subjectiveness, subjectivity; bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency; preconception, prejudgment
