do something justice

do something justice
do someone/thing justice treat or represent someone or something with due fairness.
Main Entry: justice

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  • do someone/something justice — I see justice II do someone/something justice (or do justice to someone/something) do, treat, or represent with due fairness or appreciation the brief menu does not do justice to the food …   Useful english dictionary

  • do someone/something justice — ► do someone/thing justice treat or represent someone or something with due fairness. Main Entry: ↑justice …   English terms dictionary

  • justice — ► NOUN 1) just behaviour or treatment. 2) the quality of being just. 3) the administration of law or some other authority according to the principles of just behaviour and treatment. 4) a judge or magistrate. ● bring someone to justice Cf. ↑bring …   English terms dictionary

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  • justice — jus|tice [ dʒʌstıs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the fact that something is reasonable and fair: He appealed to their sense of justice. Campaigners are convinced of the justice of their cause. a ) treatment of people that is fair and morally right: the …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • justice */*/*/ — UK [ˈdʒʌstɪs] / US noun Word forms justice : singular justice plural justices 1) a) [uncountable] treatment of people that is fair and morally right the struggle for freedom and justice social justice: a society based on democracy, peace, and… …   English dictionary

  • Justice — • In its ordinary and proper sense, signifiies the most important of the cardinal virtues Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Justice     Justice      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Justice — is the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, fairness and equity. A conception of justice is one of the key features of society. Theories of justice vary greatly, but there is evidence that everyday views of… …   Wikipedia

  • JUSTICE — has widely been said to be the moral value which singularly characterizes Judaism both conceptually and historically. Historically, the Jewish search for justice begins with biblical statements like Justice (Heb. ẓedek), justice shall ye pursue… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • justice — (n.) mid 12c., the exercise of authority in vindication of right by assigning reward or punishment; also quality of being fair and just, from O.Fr. justice justice, legal rights, jurisdiction (11c.), from L. iustitia righteousness, equity, from… …   Etymology dictionary

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