|  justice 
  
 
 1. the quality of being just or fair (Freq. 16)
 • Syn:
 justness
 • Ant:
 injustice
 • Derivationally related forms:
 just (for: justness)
 • Hypernyms:
 righteousness, natural virtue
 • Hyponyms:
 fairness, equity, right, rightfulness
 2. judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments (Freq. 6)
 • Members of this Topic:
 prejudice
 • Hypernyms:
 judgment, judgement, assessment
 • Hyponyms:
 administration, judicature
 3. a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (Freq. 1)
 • Syn:
 judge, jurist
 • Derivationally related forms:
 jurisprudence (for: jurist), judicial (for: judge), judgeship (for: judge), judge (for: judge), adjudicate (for: judge)
 • Hypernyms:
 official, functionary, adjudicator
 • Hyponyms:
 alcalde, chief justice, Daniel, doge, justiciar,
 justiciary, magistrate, ordinary, praetor, pretor, qadi,
 recorder, trial judge, trier
 • Instance Hyponyms:
 Samson
 
 
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