justice

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A dreadful apprehension crept over me: in spite of myself I began to realise that my belief in English justice might be altogether mistaken.

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  1. noun The quality of being just; fairness.
  2. noun The principle of moral rightness; equity.
  3. noun Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness.

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin iūstitia, from iūstus, just; see just1.

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  1. from Middle English justice, from Old French justice, jostice, joustice, French justice = Provencal Spanish justicia = Portuguese justiça = Italian giustizia, from Latin justitia, justice, from justus, just: see just.
  2. from justice, n.
 

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/ˈdʒəstɪs/
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