justice: Meaning and Definition of

jus•tice

1. the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause.
2. rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason: to complain with justice.
3. the moral principle determining just conduct.
4. conformity to this principle, as manifested in conduct; just conduct, dealing, or treatment.
5. the administering of deserved punishment or reward.
6. the maintenance or administration of what is just by law, as by judicial or other proceedings: a court of justice.
7. judgment of persons or causes by judicial process: to administer justice in a community.
8. a judicial officer; a judge or magistrate.
9. (cap.) Also calledthe Department of Justice.
10. to cause to come before a court for trial or to receive punishment for one's misdeeds: The murderer was brought to justice.
11. We must see this play again to do it justice.
1. to act or treat justly or fairly.
2. to appreciate properly:We must see this play again to do it justice.
3. to acquit in accordance with one's abilities or potentialities:He finally got a role in which he could do himself justice as an actor.

Jus•tice

1. born 1925, U.S. poet.
2. a town in NE Illinois. 10,552.