jus·tice 
/ˈʤʌstəs/ noun
plural jus·tic·es /ˈʤʌstəs/ noun 1 [noncount] : the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
▪ They received justice in court. ▪ the justice system ▪ the U.S. Department of Justice ▪ criminals attempting to escape justice ▪ The role of the courts is to dispense justice fairly to everyone. ▪ Many people do not believe that justice has been served/done in his case. [=that he has been given proper punishment or fair treatment by the legal system] ▪ His supporters claim that he is an innocent man and that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice. [=an error made in a court of law that results in an innocent person being punished or a guilty person being freed] ◊Someone who is brought to justice is arrested and punished for a crime in a court of law.
▪ The police couldn't bring the killer to justice. — see also poetic justice 2 a [count] US : a judge in a court of law
▪ She is a justice of the state supreme court. — see also chief justice
b Justice — used as a title for a judge (such as a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court) ▪ Justice Marshall 3 [noncount] a : the quality of being fair or just
▪ a sense of justice ▪ I saw no justice in the court's decision.
b : fair treatment
▪ We should strive to achieve justice for all people.
▪ They received justice in court. ▪ the justice system ▪ the U.S. Department of Justice ▪ criminals attempting to escape justice ▪ The role of the courts is to dispense justice fairly to everyone. ▪ Many people do not believe that justice has been served/done in his case. [=that he has been given proper punishment or fair treatment by the legal system] ▪ His supporters claim that he is an innocent man and that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice. [=an error made in a court of law that results in an innocent person being punished or a guilty person being freed] ◊Someone who is brought to justice is arrested and punished for a crime in a court of law.
▪ The police couldn't bring the killer to justice. — see also poetic justice
▪ She is a justice of the state supreme court. — see also chief justice
b Justice — used as a title for a judge (such as a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court) ▪ Justice Marshall
▪ a sense of justice ▪ I saw no justice in the court's decision.
b : fair treatment
▪ We should strive to achieve justice for all people.
do justice
◊To do justice to something or someone or to do someone or something justice is to treat or show something or someone in a way that is as good as it should be.
▪ Words could never do justice to her beauty. [=could not adequately describe her beauty] ▪ The movie does not do justice to the book. = The movie does not do the book justice. [=the movie is not as good as the book] ▪ a brief summary that does not do justice to [=does not adequately show] the complexity of this issue
▪ Words could never do justice to her beauty. [=could not adequately describe her beauty] ▪ The movie does not do justice to the book. = The movie does not do the book justice. [=the movie is not as good as the book] ▪ a brief summary that does not do justice to [=does not adequately show] the complexity of this issue
obstruction of justice — see obstruction
pervert the course of justice — see 1pervert
