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justice  n 
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) 
he was disgusted by their behaviour, and with justice  
8 ♦ do justice to 
a to show to full advantage 
the picture did justice to her beauty  
b to show full appreciation of by action 
he did justice to the meal  
c to treat or judge fairly 
9 ♦ do oneself justice to make full use of one's abilities 
10 ♦ bring to justice to capture, try, and usually punish (a criminal, an outlaw, etc.) 
 (C12: from Old French, from Latin justitia, from justus just)