1
as in right
the practice of giving to others what is their due or an instance of this
the victim's family felt that justice had been done in the case
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2
as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
with scrupulous justice, the marriage counselor noted that both parties had much to atone for
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Jason Pohl The Sacramento Bee 916-326-5512 Jason Pohl is an investigative reporter at The Sacramento Bee covering criminal justice and government accountability.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The law extends the time victims have to come forward and get justice and was signed into law in California that year.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In 2020 alone, more than 1,000 protests across the country demanded an end to cannabis criminalization, all inspired by the same call for racial justice that King championed.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
In Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton, opponents of the Texas law (represented by the ACLU), will urge the justices to overturn the mandate on grounds the law unconstitutionally infringes on free speech for adults.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The law extends the time victims have to come forward and get justice and was signed into law in California that year.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In 2020 alone, more than 1,000 protests across the country demanded an end to cannabis criminalization, all inspired by the same call for racial justice that King championed.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
In Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton, opponents of the Texas law (represented by the ACLU), will urge the justices to overturn the mandate on grounds the law unconstitutionally infringes on free speech for adults.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justice
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To get started, from the Kindle’s homepage tap the three dots in the top right, then Create a Collection.—
David Nield,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
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Image One monarchy survived — and as remarkable as that survival is the fact that for 133 of the last 200 years England has been ruled by two queens regnant, women who inherited the throne in their own right.—
Geoffrey Wheatcroft,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The judge specifically said, is there any lawyer who could claim this order was constitutional?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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What have the judges said about American Idol season 23?—
Jackie Tempera,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Rihanna was also a talking point during jury selection, with prospective jurors asked if their neutrality in deciding the case would be affected if Rihanna were to attend the trial.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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In response—even before the U.S. even officially joined the war—President Franklin D. Roosevelt made the bold decision to extend the U.S. neutrality zone to include Greenland and the Azores.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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The film is supernatural body horror goodness from debut filmmaker Michael Shanks.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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Thank you all for showing us the goodness in your hearts.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
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According to court documents, Healy was eating with friends on Sept. 29, 1990 when he was approached by two men, one of whom pulled a gun and told them all to get up.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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According to People, Emily and Justin Baldoni have been spending time in Hawaii with their two children as his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, continues to face off against Lively's legal team in and outside of court.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Jan. 2025
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First, avoid letting your friendship compromise fairness or objectivity.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Various outfits, positioning themselves as neutral guides to the marketplace of ideas, now tout evaluations of news organizations’ trustworthiness, but relying on these requires trusting in the quality and objectivity of the evaluation.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Brian wrote his dissertation about maintaining racial equity and equality in the face of gentrification.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Food equity concerns like affordability and access must remain central to our discussions of a resilient, sustainable future food system.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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“Justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justice. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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