plural justices
plural justices
Learner's definition of JUSTICE
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[noncount] : the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals司法;审判;法律制裁 -
They received justice in court.他们在法庭上受到了制裁。
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the justice system司法体系
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the U.S. Department of Justice美国司法部
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criminals attempting to escape justice企图逃脱法律制裁的罪犯
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The role of the courts is to dispense justice fairly to everyone.法院的职责就是对所有人秉公执法。
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Many people do not believe that justice has been served/done in his case. [=that he has been given proper punishment or fair treatment by the legal system]很多人都认为在他的这起案件中司法不公。
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His supporters claim that he is an innocent man and that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice. [=an error made in a court of law that results in an innocent person being punished or a guilty person being freed]他的支持者声称他是无辜的,他的定罪纯属误判。
◊ Someone who is brought to justice is arrested and punished for a crime in a court of law.把…送交法院审判;绳之以法;依法惩处
— see also poetic justice 2
a [count] US : a judge in a court of law法官 — see also chief justice b Justice —
used as a title for a judge (such as a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court)用作对法官的称呼(如美国最高法院的法官) 3 [noncount]
a : the quality of being fair or just公正;公平;正义
do justice
◊ To do justice to something or someone or to do someone or something justice is to treat or show something or someone in a way that is as good as it should be.公平地对待;公正地评判;恰当地处理
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Words could never do justice to her beauty. [=could not adequately describe her beauty]她的美貌非语言所能形容。
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The movie does not do justice to the book. = The movie does not do the book justice. [=the movie is not as good as the book]这部电影没有充分再现原著精髓。
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a brief summary that does not do justice to [=does not adequately show] the complexity of this issue没有充分表明问题复杂性的简短概要
pervert the course of justice
— see 1pervert