The meaning of Justice

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A magistrate or mayor in a spanish, portuguese, or latin american town.

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Every locality as well has its municipal head of government, its alcalde, or - where a village has …

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A municipal officer and magistrate in scotland.

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His sister mary tried to rule with the help of a new bailie, but the empire was clearly vulnerable.

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A bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill.

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A parent bird with a caterpillar in its beak

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A magistrate or a schoolmaster.

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In order to help out i moved from the fines court to the magistrates court next door and went up be…

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A judge (of whom there are two) in the isle of man judiciary.

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The deemster said he accepted there had been a delay in bringing the case to trial and had reduced …

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The quality of having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore being free to act fairly

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Disinterestedness of you are free to question the disinterestedness of my opinions., no challenge t…

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The doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

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The concept of egalitarianism was expressed in housing through uniformity, regardless of individual…

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The belief in or practising of egalitarian principles (= the idea that all people should have the same rights and opportunities)

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She has long loved the egalitarianism of life at sea., companies in silicon valley are supposedly c…

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The quality of being fair and impartial.

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Equity of treatment

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The money value of a property or business after debts have been subtracted

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[ u ] how much equity do you have in your home?

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The capital that a company gets from selling its shares rather than borrowing money

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Many internet firms have financed themselves with equity., nearly 329 million shares, or 18% of the…

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Impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination.

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Part of my role is to ensure fairness to all parties

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The quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable

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In all fairness, she deserves the award.

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Equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness.

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Entries had to be submitted under a pseudonym to ensure impartiality in the judging process

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The fact of not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument

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The state must ensure the independence and impartiality of the justice system., he is often chosen …

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A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

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He is due to appear before a judge and jury on monday

verb

Form an opinion or conclusion about.

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A production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism

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An official who decides questions before a court

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A person who has taken an oath or who performs a duty on oath, e.g. a juror.

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On one occasion it was declared impossible to proceed with co-option of a jurat replacement because…

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An expert in or writer on law.

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In addition to the more traditional skills such as governance experts, economists, jurists and so o…

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An expert in law, esp. a judge

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An expert in law

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The quality of being fair or morally correct

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They believe in the moral justness of their mission., we are confident in the justness of our cause.

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A civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

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It is clear that the magistrates heard a great deal of factual evidence and had regard to that.

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A judge in a law court who deals with crimes that are not serious

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A judge, often, in the uk, one without legal training, in a law court that deals with crimes that are not serious

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Appear before/be brought before a magistrate he appeared before a federal magistrate in new orleans…

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The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality.

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During the war, switzerland maintained its neutrality

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The condition of being neutral in a disagreement or war

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The quality of being objective.

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The piece lacked any objectivity

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The state or quality of being objective and fair

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The newspaper has a reputation for objectivity and fairness.

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The quality of being able to make a decision or judgment in a fair way that is not influenced by personal feelings or beliefs

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He questioned his manager's objectivity., an auditor must always give the appearance of objectivity…

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An apparatus for recording sound, pictures, or data.

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I was talking away into my recorder

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A musical instrument consisting of a wooden tube with holes along its length that are covered by the fingers to vary the notes and played by blowing into one end, or this type of instrument generally

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A local official, in particular the chief magistrate of a town or district in anglo-saxon england.

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Anglo-norman england was ‘governed’ by local officers: the sheriff and the reeve, based within the …

verb

Thread (a rope or rod) through a ring or other aperture.

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One end of the new rope was reeved through the chain

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A female ruff.

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(in england and wales) the chief executive officer of the crown in a county, having various administrative and judicial functions.

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In a letter the procurator fiscal raised no objection to this, but in court the crown argued, and t…

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A substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.

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She served as a surrogate for the president on a trip to south america

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Relating to the birth of a child or children by means of surrogacy.

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Paperwork that will allow them to move forward with the surrogate process

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Someone or something that replaces or is used instead of someone or something else; a substitute for another

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She seems to regard him as a surrogate for her father.