Justice
n.thoughtful, kindformal
Meaning 1
Fair treatment that protects rights, assigns responsibility, and addresses harm.
Reach for it when naming the ethical or institutional aim of giving people what is fairly due
The advocates worked for justice for families displaced by the flood.
Choose between these
6- everyday
balanced treatment in a decision or process is central
not when Fairness can remain procedural while justice also addresses rights and past harm.
- warm
just outcome
plain language should focus on the result for affected people
not when A just outcome may be reached outside a formal justice system.
- professional
accountability
responsibility and consequences must follow conduct
not when Accountability without fair process can become vengeance rather than justice.
- professional
different circumstances require different support for a fair result
not when Equity is one approach to allocation and does not cover punishment or legal remedy.
- formal
a concrete remedy responds to a documented wrong
not when Redress repairs harm but is not the whole system or ideal of justice.
- literary
righteousness
moral rightness is framed in ethical or religious language
not when Righteousness can sound self-certain and does not establish institutional fairness.
Meaning 2
A judge, especially one serving on a high court.
Reach for it when using the formal title for a judicial officeholder
Justice Malik asked both advocates to identify the narrow issue.
Choose between these
2- everyday
judge
the officeholder should be named in common language
not when Judge is broader than the title Justice used by particular courts.
- formal
jurist
legal expertise and judicial standing are the emphasis
not when Jurist can include scholars and does not always name a sitting Justice.
Said against
4- injustice
- oppression
- impunity
- litigant
It naturally appears in
3- social justice
Social justice requires listening to people who bear the policy's cost.
- seek justice
The families seek justice through records, hearings, and a workable remedy.
- Justice of the court
The Justice of the court issued a separate concurring opinion.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English noun sense: fair treatment and administration of what is right opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- Wiktionary, English noun sense: judge of a court opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.