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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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This word is part of lesson 22.