the quality of being just or fair

[ Syn: justness , justness ]

judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

[ Syn: judge , judge , jurist , jurist ]

the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

[ Syn: department of justice , justice department , justice , doj ]