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justice

justice

noun zhüs-TEES Less Common

Usage Note

Justice refers both to the abstract value of fairness and to the French judicial system. Rendre la justice means to administer justice, and la justice without an article often means the courts or legal system as an institution. Palais de justice is the name for a courthouse in France.

Examples

"Ils réclament justice pour les victimes."

Natural Translation

They demand justice for the victims.

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