Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Justice"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Justice
is rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been
distinguished from equity in this respect, that while justice
means merely the doing what positive law demands, equity means
the doing of what is fair and right in every separate case.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Justice \Jus"tice\, n. [F., fr. L. justitia, fr. justus just.
See {Just}, a.]
1. The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of
righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict
performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to
human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with
each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.
Justice and judgment are the haditation of thy
throne. -- Ps. ixxxix.
11.
The king-becoming graces, As justice, verity,
temperance, stableness, . . . I have no relish of
them. -- Shak.
2. Conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and
in conduct; fair representation of facts respecting merit
or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the
justice of a description or of a judgment; historical
justice.
3. The rendering to every one his due or right; just
treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or
punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives.
This even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of
our poisoned chalice To our own lips. -- Shak.
4. Agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the justice
of a claim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Justice \Jus"tice\, v. t.
To administer justice to. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
justice
n 1: the quality of being just or fair [syn: {justness}] [ant: {injustice}]
2: the administration of law; the act of determining rights and
assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is
justice denied" [syn: {judicature}]
3: a public official authorized to decide questions bought
before a court of justice [syn: {judge}, {jurist}, {magistrate}]
4: the federal department responsible for enforcing federal
laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights
legislation); created in 1870 [syn: {Department of Justice},
{Justice Department}, {Justice}]
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