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.

Justice Weaver resigns
Justice Elizabeth Weaver resigns from the Michigan Supreme Court.
on 2010/09/02 Source: Detroit Free Press
Justice Department lawyers sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
Justice Department civil rights lawyers filed suit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona on Thursday after talks collapsed on a deal to provide federal investigators with requested documents.
on 2010/09/02 Source: CNN
Justice Department lawyers sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
Justice Department civil rights lawyers filed suit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona on Thursday after talks collapsed on a deal to provide federal investigators with documents they requested.
on 2010/09/02 Source: CNN

"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