JUSTICE

• (noun) judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

• (noun) the quality of being just or fair

  synonyms : justness

• (noun) the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

  synonyms : department of justice , doj , justice department

• (noun) a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

  synonyms : judge , jurist

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