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hustisya [hus.tis.ya.] : justice (n.)

Derivatives of hustisya


Glosses:
justice
n. (attribute)1. justice, justnessthe quality of being just or fair.
~ righteousnessadhering to moral principles.
~ fairness, equityconformity with rules or standards.; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"
~ natural virtue(scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature.
~ rightfulness, rightanything in accord with principles of justice.; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
n. (act)2. justicejudgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments.
~ judicature, administrationthe act of meting out justice according to the law.
~ judgment, assessment, judgementthe act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event.; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
~ prejudicedisadvantage by prejudice.
n. (person)3. judge, jurist, justicea public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
~ adjudicatora person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes.
~ alcaldea mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
~ chief justicethe judge who presides over a supreme court.
~ daniela wise and upright judge.; "a Daniel come to judgment"
~ dogeformerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
~ justiciar, justiciaryformerly a high judicial officer.
~ magistratea lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses).
~ functionary, officiala worker who holds or is invested with an office.
~ ordinarya judge of a probate court.
~ praetor, pretoran annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic.
~ qadian Islamic judge.
~ recordera barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs.
~ trial judgea judge in a trial court.
~ trierone (as a judge) who examines and settles a case.
~ samson(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah.
n. (group)4. department of justice, doj, justice, justice departmentthe United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870.
~ legislation, statute lawlaw enacted by a legislative body.
~ executive departmenta federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States.
~ bja, bureau of justice assistancethe bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse.
~ bjs, bureau of justice statisticsthe agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers.
~ fbi, federal bureau of investigationa federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice.
~ dea, drug enforcement administration, drug enforcement agencyfederal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations.
~ bop, federal bureau of prisonsthe law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes.
~ national institute of justice, nijthe law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice.
~ marshals, united states marshals service, us marshals servicethe United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system.
~ law, jurisprudencethe collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"