justice
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
- Formal
:
magistrado
- My guest is Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
- Supreme Court justice
- chief justice
- dissenting justices
Founded by the Supreme Court Justice's wife, Janie Thomas.
- Founded by the Supreme Court Justice's wife, Janie Thomas.
- He clerked for Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court.
- Guess how many justices of the Supreme Court where?
- And I got an award from Lord Chief Justice, which is it's in me.
- We'll be right back with Justice Stephen Amberayer.
- And two of the cases are actually cited in Justice Alito's leaked opinion.
- And I think it's important to notice the justices that were absent.
- And that that under resourced rodeo that Justice Sotomayor talk so much about.
- He also talks about the supreme Justice, right?
- They talked to Maine Justice and it was approved.
Examples
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AUS Supreme Court Justice appointed by Barack Obama.
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But all the sitting state supreme court justices in those states won their retention votes.
Academic text (2011) -
We'll go to a justice of the peace.
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When we were married, the justice of the peace said something about...
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So get ready for Supreme Court Justice list.
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The agency had tracked down a justice of the peace who signed the papers.
Fiction book (1990) -
His aunt Estelle finally found a justice of the peace over in the next county.
Fiction book (1990) -
We will vote to confirm Justice Kennedy's successor this fall.
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And he clerked for Justice Souter of the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court justice made a landmark ruling that affected millions of Americans.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
An official who hears and decides cases in court
3
8.7
A person like a judge or jury who decides what happened in a legal case
1
8.1
A judge or other person who decides and announces a punishment in court
A judge or court with power to hear and decide criminal cases
A person who makes an official decision in a court or hearing
A person who listens and decides who is right in a dispute or competition
Idioms
Compounds
249
3.0
A United States government department that enforces federal laws and protects people's civil rights
- Formal
114
2.9
A part of the United States government that enforces federal laws and handles legal cases
- Formal
99
8.6
A crime of blocking police or court work on purpose, for example hiding evidence, lying to investigators
- Formal
9
4.5
A person who does small legal tasks like witnessing documents, marrying people, and hearing minor cases
- Literature
8
4.9
A result where bad people get punished and good people are rewarded in a fitting way
A court that settles legal disputes between countries and gives legal advice to the United Nations
- Formal
1
4.6
A part of the U.S. Department of Justice that collects and studies crime and prison numbers for government officials
1
5.6
United States government group that funds research to help police and courts
- Formal
A United States government agency that gives money and support to local and state police to reduce crime
- Canadian
A Canadian government group that gives legal advice and represents the government in court
- Offensive
A person who loudly supports causes for equal rights in a showy or self-important way
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Justice can also mean a judge because the same Latin root justus, meaning 'right' or 'fair', was used for a person whose job is to give justice under the law. So a justice is a judge whose role is to make fair decisions.