justice

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɐs.tɪs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɐs.təs/ Hyphenation: jus‧tice === Noun === justice (countable and uncountable, plural justices) The state or characteristic of being just or fair. The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing. Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another. The civil power dealing with law. A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name. Synonyms: (judge of a superior court) justiciar, justiciary; see also Thesaurus:judge Correctness, conforming to reality or rules. ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fairness ==== Further reading ==== justice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia justice on Wikiquote.Wikiquote == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈjustɪt͡sɛ] === Noun === justice f justice Synonym: spravedlnost judicial system administration of justice (dated) gallows ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French justise, justice, borrowed from Latin jūstitia. Doublet of justesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒys.tis/ === Noun === justice f (plural justices) justice ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: justitie→ Caribbean Javanese: yustisi→ Indonesian: yustisi→ Javanese: ꦪꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦱꦶ (yustisi) ⇒ Haitian Creole: lajistis → Swedish: justis ==== References ==== Etymology and history of “justice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Further reading === “justice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French justise, justice, borrowed from Latin iūstitia, jūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. === Noun === justice f (plural justices) (Jersey) justice == Old French == === Noun === justice oblique singular, f (oblique plural justices, nominative singular justice, nominative plural justices) alternative form of justise