1 [U] the fair treatment of people 公正的对待:
a struggle for justice为正义而斗争
2 [U] the quality of being fair or reasonable 公正;合理:
Everybody realized the justice of what he was saying.谁都认为他说得有理。
3 [U] the law and the way it is used 司法:
the criminal justice system刑法制度
4 [C] (US 美) a judge in a court of law 法官
do justice to sb/sth;do sb/sth justice to treat sb/sth fairly or to show the real quality of sb/sth 公正对待;显示…的真实本质:
I don't like him, but to do him justice, he's a very clever man.我不大喜欢他,可是说句公道话,他这个人很聪明。The photograph doesn't do her justice -- she's actually very pretty.她这张照片不及真人好看,她其实长得很漂亮。a miscarriage of justice→MISCARRIAGE
justice/ˋdʒʌstIs; ˈdʒʌstəs or ˈdʒʌstIs/n [U] 1 the system by which people are judged in courts of law and criminals are punished 司法制度﹔审判﹔法律制裁: the criminal justice system 刑事审判制度The killers must be brought to justice (=caught and punished). 这些杀人犯必须受到法律制裁。 2 fairness in the way people are treated [ injustice ] 公正﹐正义: Children have a strong sense of justice . 儿童有很强的正义感。3 do sb/sth justice to show or talk about someone in a way that makes them seem as attractive, good etc as they really are 如实反映某人/某物﹐恰如其人/物: This picture doesn’t do you justice. 这张照片不及你本人好看。
justicejusticejusticesnoun (no plural)1treatment of people in a fair way: the struggle for justiceoppositeinjustice2the law: the criminal justice system