单词 | justice |
释义 | Word Frequency justice(ˈdʒʌstɪs) noun 1. the quality or fact of being just 2. ethics a. the principle of fairness that like cases should be treated alike b. a particular distribution of benefits and burdens fairly in accordance with a particular conception of what are to count as like cases c. the principle that punishment should be proportionate to the offence 3. the administration of law according to prescribed and accepted principles 4. conformity to the law; legal validity 5. a judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature 6. short for justice of the peace 7. good reason (esp in the phrase with justice) she was disgusted by their behaviour, and with justice 8. do justice to 9. do oneself justice 10. bring to justice Word origin C12: from Old French, from Latin jūstitia, from justus just |
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