la
feminine
/xusˈtiθja/
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Translation
justice
Word origin
From Latin 'iustitia' ('justice, fairness'), from 'iustus' ('just, lawful'). The same root gives English justice and just.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- iustitia
- English cognates
- justice, just
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraljusticias
Examples
Exigimos .
We demand justice for the victims.
tarda, .
Justice is slow, but it arrives.
.
He took justice into his own hands.
británica española.
British justice works differently from the Spanish system.
barrio.
She worked all her life for social justice in the neighbourhood.
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