justice (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
Definition
Fair behavior or treatment, especially in the legal system, where people's rights are respected and wrongs are corrected.
Examples
The victim's family sought justice for the crime committed against their loved one.
The court system aims to ensure that justice is served for all citizens.
Many believe that true justice involves both punishment for offenders and rehabilitation.
How to Use justice
- justice for (prepositional phrase)
- Fair treatment or resolution for a specific person or group. — "There were calls for justice for the victims of the tragedy."
- justice system (collocation)
- The institutions and procedures for enforcing laws and administering justice. — "He had lost faith in the justice system after his wrongful conviction."
- poetic justice (idiom)
- An outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded, often in an ironic or fitting way. — "It was poetic justice when the scammer lost all his money to another con artist."
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