How to Use justice in a Sentence

justice

noun
Definition of justicenext
Synonyms for justicenext
  • She is a justice of the state supreme court.
  • The role of the courts is to dispense justice fairly to everyone.
  • We should strive to achieve justice for all people.
  • I saw no justice in the court's decision.
  • They received justice in court.
  • In the end, the justice that Bieber wants is for himself.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • One of the first steps is to destroy the justice system.
    — Scott Centorino, National Review, 6 Dec. 2023
  • And of course, Osama bin Laden was brought to justice 10 years ago.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2021
  • One of the suspect's moms might now be the key in bringing the pair to justice.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 7 June 2018
  • Kennedy, of course, will be the swing justice once again in the wedding cake case.
    — Adam Winkler, New Republic, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The last time the state took a Voting Rights Act case there, the justices gutted much of the law.
    — Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 9 June 2023
  • Democrats allege that this new justice could be the end of it.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 10 July 2018
  • Friends and fans join forces to find justice for their friend.
    — Deborah Taylor, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
  • Taking a Supreme Court justice off the job – not a big deal.
    — Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Not an end in itself, but at least a start on the road to justice.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2021
  • His legal guilt is the first step on a long road to true justice.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2021
  • And the norms and notions of what just is isn't always justice.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2021
  • And the norms and notions of what just is Isn’t always justice.
    — Julia Barajas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2021
  • In the norms and notions of what just is isn’t always justice.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Jan. 2021
  • In the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always justice.
    — New York Times, 20 Jan. 2021
  • In the norms and notions of what just is, isn't always justice.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 20 Jan. 2021
  • To this day his killers have never been brought to justice.
    — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2023
  • And the real killers had never been brought to justice.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Close your door to the lobbyists around here and open your door to justice.
    — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • Lisa was so driven to see justice and to do right for her child.
    — CBS News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • To call it a dream come true isn’t even doing it any justice.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 4 Apr. 2020
  • Guys like this don’t usually see a lot of justice from the world.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Viewers know that there was no justice, and that’s painful.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The impact must be assessed if justice is to be served.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Demanding justice for Locke isn’t just the right thing to do.
    — Sam Kay, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022

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