justice

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justice /ˈdʒə stəs/ ?

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(n) the quality of being just or fair
(n) judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
(n) a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
(n) the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

If it's not the biggest scandal in American legal history, many are calling it at least the darkest day for the country's troubled juvenile-justice system.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 76-year-old Supreme Court justice who underwent pancreatic cancer surgery earlier this year, fell ill at work after a treatment for anemia.

"Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain and defend itself, and be an ally in the war on terror," Bush said.
on Dec 28, 2006 By: President Bush Source: USA Today
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice," said Martin Luther King, Jr.
on Jul 9, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser