1. The quality of being just or fair
   "The justice of the court's decision was widely acknowledged";
   - justness
    
2. Judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
   "The court aimed to deliver justice in the complex legal case"
    
3. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
   "The justice tried both father and son in separate trials";
   - judge, jurist

1. (law) the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
   - Department of Justice, Justice Department, DoJ

Derived forms: justices

Type of: adjudicator, assessment, executive department, functionary, judgement, judgment, natural virtue, official, righteousness

Antonym: injustice

Encyclopedia: Justice, OK