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nounthe quality of being just or fair
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nounthe United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
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nouna public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justicetype of:
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nounjudgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishmentstype of:
Definition that contains justice
- right anything in accord with principles of justice
- right in conformance with justice or law or morality
- wrong that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
- white United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
- court a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
- judge a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
- stone United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
- stone United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
- justice a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
- chase United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)