| Main Entry: | justice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawfulness, fairness |
Synonyms: |
amends, appeal, authority, authorization, charter, code, compensation, consideration, constitutionality, correction, credo, creed, decree, due process, equity, evenness, fair play, fair treatment, hearing, honesty, impartiality, integrity, judicatory, judicature, justness, law, legal process, legality, legalization, legitimacy, litigation, penalty, reasonableness, recompense, rectitude, redress, reparation, review, right, rule, sanction, sentence, square deal, truth |
| Notes: | revenge is personal and justice is societal |
Antonyms: |
illegality, injustice, lawlessness, partiality, unethicalness, unfairness |
| Main Entry: | law |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rules of a government, society |
Synonyms: |
act, assize, behest, bidding, bylaw, canon, case, caveat, charge, charter, code, command, commandment, constitution, covenant, decision, decree, decretum, demand, dictate, divestiture, due process, edict, enactment, equity, garnishment, injunction, institute, instruction, jurisprudence, legislation, mandate, measure, notice, order, ordinance, precedent, precept, prescript, prescription, reg, regulation, requirement, ruling, statute, subpoena, summons, warrant, writ |
Antonyms: |
breaking, lawlessness, transgression, violation |
| Main Entry: | law |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
law, lawless, leal, learned in the law, legal, legislative, legislatorial, leguleian, litigious, municipal, presiding, proprietary, qui tam, relevant, rhadamanthine, senatorial, statutable, statutory, sub judice, substantive, tortious, ultra vires, ultroneous, unattested, void
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