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justice

[juhs-tis] / ˈdʒʌs tɪs /


NOUN
person who oversees court of law
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told his justice secretary to find a way to exclude PC Andrew Harper's killers from an early release scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

As a norteña, I grew up with music as a form of justice.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

It is the first such ruling under Syria's transitional leaders who ousted Assad in December 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under his rule.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The trial marks the first major effort by Syria’s new government to deliver transitional justice.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

No crude explanation of the decisions he made can do justice to the multiple loyalties he felt, or the almost Jamesian way he thought about and ultimately resolved them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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