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Similar words: injustice · juice · justify · rustic · justiciar · justified · jousting · joystick · just yet · pastiche
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justice

1. noun principle of fairness2. noun legal process3. noun LAW title4. noun LAW judge5. noun LAW senior judge
phrases
 1 noun principle of fairnesscóir fem3  c m uceart masc1  c m uceartas masc1  c m uto demand justice an chóir a éileamhsocial justice ceartas sóisialta, cóir shóisialtato promote justice for women cearta na mban a chur chun cinnshe wants justice for her husband tá sí ag iarraidh ceart dá fear céile, teastaíonn uaithi go bhfaigheadh a fear céile a cheart 2 noun legal processceart masc1  c m uan córas dlíthe criminal justice system an córas dlí coiriúilto dispense justice ceart dlí a chur i bhfeidhm
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3 noun LAW, BRITAIN) titleLord Justice an Breitheamh Onórach 4 noun LAW judgegiúistís síochána 5 noun LAW, US) senior judgebreitheamh sinsearach
phrases

to bring sb to justice

 duine a thabhairt os comhair na cúirteduine a thabhairt chun an dlí

to do sb/sth justice

 (also

to do justice to sb/sth

) it doesn't do you justice ní thugann sé do cheart duityou didn't do him justice níor thug tú cothrom na Féinne dó, ní dhearna tú a chlú

to do yourself justice

 they didn't do themselves justice níor chruthaigh siad chomh maith agus atá siad in ann

in justice

 (also

in all justice

) I can't in all justice defend it leis an gceart a dhéanamh, níl mé ábalta é a chosaint; déanta na fírinne, níl mé in ann é a chosaint

in justice to sb

 in justice to him, he did his best chun a cheart a thabhairt dó, rinne sé a dhícheall; le bheith cothrom dó, rinne sé a dhícheall

justice is done

 tá an ceart déanta

there's no justice

 (also

there's no justice in the world

) also humorous níl aon cheart le fáil

with justice

 (also

with some justice

) they believed, with some justice, that ... chreid siad, agus cuid mhaith den cheart acu, go ...; chreid siad, agus a ábhar acu, go ...; chreid siad, agus a údar acu, go ...

Justice

 noun GOVThe Department of Justice An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt → see justice

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