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Learn the meaning of justice in English, with synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples. Find out how justice relates to fairness, law, and judges in different contexts and domains.
Learn about the three main types of justice (distributive, retributive, and restorative) and how they differ. Explore the origins and examples of early justice systems in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Discover the influential philosophers who developed theories of justice.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word justice, from the quality of being fair or impartial to the administration of law or the role of a judge. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases and articles.
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Jun 26, 2017 · Justice. First published Mon Jun 26, 2017; substantive revision Fri Aug 6, 2021. The idea of justice occupies centre stage both in ethics, and in legal and political philosophy. We apply it to individual actions, to laws, and to public policies, and we think in each case that if they are unjust this is a strong, maybe even conclusive, reason to ...
Oct 10, 2018 · People who are just do as they say and say as they do: their word is their bond. They are capable of great loyalty and fidelity, but not without limit. The central epistemic principles of justice...
Mar 8, 2002 · First, “justice as a virtue” is ambiguous as between individual and social applications. Rawls and others regard justice as “the first virtue of social institutions” (1971, p. 3), but Rawls is not the first to think of justice as a virtue of social institutions or societies — Plato was there long before him.
