From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia, from iūstus, from iūs, from itc-pro *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.

Displaced native Old English rihtwīsnes.

• (RP, America) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪs/

justice

1. The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

   the justice of a description

   • c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act I, scene vii]:

     This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips.

2. The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.

   Justice was served.

3. Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.

   to demand justice

4. The civil power dealing with law.

   Ministry of Justice

   the justice system

5. A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.

   Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court

6. Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
   • 1726 October 27, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver's Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC ↗, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), pages 106–107 ↗:

     As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice.

• (judge of various lower courts) See judge
• (judge of a superior court) justiciar, justiciary

• injustice

• French: justice
• German: Gerechtigkeit
• Italian: giustizia
• Portuguese: justiça, justeza
• Russian: справедли́вость
• Spanish: justicia, justedad, justeza

• French: justice, équité
• German: Gerechtigkeit
• Italian: giustizia
• Portuguese: justiça
• Russian: справедли́вость

• French: justice
• German: Gerechtigkeit, Genugtuung
• Portuguese: justiça
• Russian: справедли́вость

• French: justice
• German: Justiz, Gerechtigkeit
• Italian: giustizia
• Portuguese: justiça
• Russian: правосу́дие
• Spanish: justicia

• French: conseiller (rough equivalent), juge (Canada)
• Portuguese: chefe de justiça, ministro (rough equivalent)
• Russian: судья́
• Spanish: justicia

• French: justice
• Portuguese: justiça
• Russian: справедли́вость

justice (plural justices)

1. The title of a justice of court.

1. Surname.
2. A male given name from the abstract noun justice.
3. A place in USA:
   1. A village in Cook County, Illinois.
   2. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, North Carolina.
   3. CDP in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
   4. CDP in Mingo County, West Virginia.