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   justice

   /ˈdʒʌstɪs/

   noun

   • 1. just behaviour or treatment: "a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people" Similar fairnessjustnessfair playfair-mindednessequityequitablenesseven-handednessegalitarianismimpartialityimpartialnesslack of biasobjectivityneutralitydisinterestednesslack of prejudiceopen-mindednessnon-partisanshiphonouruprightnessdecencyintegrityprobityhonestyrighteousnessethicsmoralsmoralityvirtueprincipleright-mindednessproprietyscrupulousnesstrustworthinessincorruptibilityOpposite injustice
   • ▪ the quality of being fair and reasonable: "the justice of his case" Similar validityjustificationsoundnesswell-foundednesslegitimacylegitimatenessreasonableness
   • ▪ the administration of the law or authority in maintaining this: "a tragic miscarriage of justice" Similar judicial proceedingsadministration of the law
   • 2. a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state. Similar judgemagistrateHis/Her/Your HonourLaw LordLord Justicerecordersheriffdeemsterjuratjuristsurrogatealcaldeinformal:beakm'ludhistorical:reevesheriff-deputebailie

   Word Origin late Old Englishiustise ‘administration of the law’, via Old French from Latin justitia, from justus (see just).

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   What does justice mean in Toronto?

   • The justice of a cause, claim, or argument is its quality of being reasonable, fair, or right. Justice is the legal system that a country uses in order to deal with people who break the law. Many in Toronto's Black community feel that the justice system does not treat them fairly. A lawyer is part of the machinery of justice. A justice is a judge.

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   What does bringing to justice mean?

   • to bring to justice: to ensure (a person, company, institution, etc.) is tried in a court of law or otherwise held accountable for wrongdoing. That they vse all diligence to discouer and bring to Iustice, all such as shall offend. Proclam. James I against Excesse of Lauish & Licentious Speech 26 July (single sheet)

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   What is an example of Justice?

   • For example, sociologist George C. Homans suggested that the root of the concept of justice is that each person should receive rewards that are proportional to their contributions.

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