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单词 justice
释义
justice
noun
uk
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/us
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/

justicenoun(FAIRNESS)

B2[U]
fairnessin the waypeoplearedealtwith:
公正，公平；正义
There's no justice in theworldwhenpeoplecan be made tosufferlike that.如果人们被迫遭受这样的痛苦，那么世上就没有公正可言了。
Thewinnerhas beendisqualifiedforcheating, so justice has beendone(= afairsituationhas beenachieved).获胜者因舞弊而被取消了资格，正义得以伸张。
Synonyms
equity(FAIRNESS)formal
fairness(FAIR TREATMENT)
impartiality
Opposite
injustice
More examples
  • Whatpoeticjustice that Collins has to go tocourttopleadto beallowedtodie, just like hisinnocentvictimspleadedto beallowedtolive.
  • Thatphotodoesn't really do justice to her goodlooks.
  • Thefinalscoredoesn't do justice toourteam'sperformance.
  • Shefeltthat herexamresultsdidn't do her justice.
  • Thebookpresentsavisionof asocietybasedonequityandsocialjustice.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Justice and fairness
  • all's fair in love and waridiom
  • anti-bias
  • anti-discrimination
  • anti-egalitarian
  • anti-nepotism
  • EDIB
  • egalitarian
  • egalitarianism
  • equitable
  • equitably
  • equity
  • liberalize
  • non-discrimination
  • non-discriminatory
  • non-partisan
  • non-sexist
  • payback
  • reap
  • sportsman
  • sportsmanship
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justicenoun(LAW)

B2[U]
thesystemoflawsin acountrythatjudgesandpunishespeople:
司法制度；法律制度
the justicesystemin thiscountryconsists of aseriesoflawcourtsat differentlevels.这个国家的司法系统由各级法庭组成。
Thepoliceare doing all they can tobringthoseresponsiblefor thebombingtojustice.警方在尽一切努力将爆炸案的涉案歹徒绳之以法。
They arevictimsof amiscarriageofjustice(= when thelawhas beencarriedoutwrongly).他们是审判不公的受害者。
He has beenaccusedofobstructingthecourseofjustice(=preventingthelawbeing put intoaction).他被控阻挠司法公正。
More examples
  • Theperpetratorsof themassacremust bebroughtto justice aswarcriminals.
  • We shall do everythingnecessarytobringthemurdererto justice.
  • Thestatemustensuretheindependenceandimpartialityof the justicesystem.
  • Thedefendantsare alsoaccusedofattemptingtopervertthecourseof justice.
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid werefugitivesfrom justice .
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Law courts
  • appellate
  • before
  • bench
  • chamber
  • chancery
  • circuit court
  • courthouse
  • courtroom
  • criminal court
  • Crown Court
  • dock
  • High Court
  • industrial tribunal
  • jury box
  • kangaroo court
  • nonjudicial
  • the Inns of Court
  • tribunal
  • venue
  • witness box
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justicenoun(JUDGE)

[C]US
ajudgein alawcourt:
法官
Thepresidentisexpectedtonamea newSupremeCourtjustice within the next fewdays.预计总统会在未来几天内任命一名新的最高法院法官。
Justice Ben Overton本‧奥弗顿法官
[C]UK
used before thenameof ajudgein the HighCourt:
（用于英国高等法院的法官姓名前）法官
Mr Justice Ellis法官埃利斯先生
More examples
  • LordJustice Wallace isexpectedtodeliverhisverdictearly nextweek.
  • The re-trial will beheardbefore the justices.
  • Justice Woolf ishearingthecaseinclosedsession.
  • All but one of the justicesagreedthat theappealshould bedismissed.
  • TheSupremeCourtof theUnitedStateshas ninemembers- achiefjustice and eightassociatejustices.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Judges & juries
  • beak
  • challenge
  • chief justice
  • court of inquiry
  • dismiss
  • empanel
  • foreman
  • instruct
  • judge
  • jurist
  • juror
  • jury service
  • Justice of the Peace
  • lord
  • rule
  • setsomethingaside
  • sheriff
  • sum
  • sum(something/someone)up
  • worship
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Idioms

do justice tosomeone/something
do justice toyourself
(Definition ofjusticefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

justice| American Dictionary

justice
noun
us
/ˈdʒʌs·tɪs/

justicenoun(FAIRNESS)

[U]
theconditionof beingmorallycorrectorfair:
Heaccusedthepoliceoffalsearrestanddemandedjustice.

justicenoun(LAW)

[U]
thesystemoflawsby whichpeoplearejudgedandpunished:
thecriminaljusticesystem

justicenoun(JUDGE)

[C]
ajudge,esp. of one of thehighercourtsoflaw:
a justice of the USSupremeCourt
(Definition ofjusticefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

justice| Business English

justice
noun
LAW
uk
/ˈdʒʌstɪs/us
[U]
thesystemoflawswithin acountryorstateby whichpeoplearejudgedandpunished:
Thedecisionwaswelcomedas agreatdayfortheBritishjusticesystem.
Prosecutorsallegedthat she hadobstructedjusticebylyingtoinvestigators.
local/internationaljustice
a miscarriage/obstruction of justiceUnder the newscheme,victimsofmiscarriagesof justice would beentitledtocompensation.
[U]
thequalityof beingfairandright:
justice for sbWewantjustice for those who havesufferedbecause of the company'sactions.
social/racialjustice
[C]
in the US, ajudgein acourtoflaw,especiallyahighercourt:
aSupremeCourt/Chief Justice
Justice
noun
LAW
uk
/ˈdʒʌstɪs/us
in the UK, atitleused before thenameof ajudgein the HighCourt:
Mr Justice Cooke
(Definition ofjusticefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjustice

justice
As a consequence, the guard was doubled and clergy and justices were asked to be especially vigilant.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the thirteenth century, itinerant royal justices were sent out from time to time with a list of enquiries to put to local communities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The justices were ordered to have this statute read before them in their courts and henceforth it was to be firmly kept and obeyed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The plenitude of virtue also explains both the status and the growth in numbers of justices of the peace.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Since 1946, however, actual practice has not supported the formal rule that prohibits the removal of justices for political reasons.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The average tenure of justices fell from ten years to four years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Whether they were useful justices or clerical stooges depended on the prejudices of the observer.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Communities, police and justices accepted a variety of community-negotiated agreements and informal separations to deal with domestic violence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Justices can be reasonably confident that presidents sharing their core political commitments are likely to nominate justices who do the same.
From theCambridge English Corpus
More specifically, we examine not only how justices vacated their posts, but also what forces and considerations prompted their decisions to do so.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rather, justices were responsive to external pressures of other sorts, including that from other branches of government.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such counts take no consideration of circuit activity, which was a substantial component of early justices' duties. 32.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Along with the harsh conditions in the southern and western circuits, the distance justices traveled in those circuits could itself be grueling.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Politically-minded efforts to hold out are identified in justices' biographies, as are incidents of coercion or enticement to leave the bench.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Over time, the interest of the gentlemen justices faded.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithjustice

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These are words often used in combination withjustice.

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absolute justice
Accordingly, there are two forms ofabsolutejustice: absolute distributive justice and absolute corrective justice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
abstract justice
I say that, not because it is not in the interests ofabstractjustice.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
administration of justice
It at least provided for some form of rights protection in the day to dayadministrationofjustice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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