abstract justice

collocation in English

meaningsofabstractandjustice

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abstract
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.strækt/us
/ˈæb.strækt/
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a ...
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justice
noun
uk
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/us
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
fairness in the way people are ...
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(Definition ofabstractandjusticefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I say that, not because it is not in the interests ofabstractjustice.
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If that is not the case, will he tell us what he means byabstractjustice?
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The argument of delay will not hold water with regard to matters like the first two, which are matters ofabstractjustice.
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In practice, however, the question that must be resolved is not one ofabstractjusticebut of practical and difficult administration.
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Abstractjusticeis not conditioned by the fact that there is an affiliation between the trade union and the political party.
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As a matter ofabstractjustice, it is fair that owners of unoccupied houses should make a contribution to the rates.
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I never allow myself to get drawn into an argument with a widow on theabstractjusticeof the present law.
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We may pay too high a price for strict logic and forabstractjustice.
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After all, we may discuss justice as much as we like, but there is no such thing asabstractjusticein the long run.
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I suggest that thisabstractjusticeought to be available to all industries, and not to one only.
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It does seem to me thatabstractjusticeis on the side of the farmer.
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The present system is the very opposite ofabstractjustice.
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Whether complete, absolute andabstractjusticecan ever be achieved in this matter is open to doubt.
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Is there anyabstractjusticein that?
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They cannot justify such action merely to fulfil a principle ofabstractjustice.
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Is it from a love ofabstractjusticealone, or is it from a passionate desire to revive the redistribution scheme of 1905?
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It is not a legal court deciding on theabstractjusticeof the case.
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I am not sure that that is a principle ofabstractjustice, and certainly it is not so simple as that.
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They then want to get into arguments aboutabstractjusticeand all sorts of matters which they think justify amendment of the law.
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