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justice

A goal of political activity and a subject of political enquiry since Plato. The term has been variously defined as fairness, equity, rightness, the equal distribution of resources, and positive discrimination in favour of underprivileged groups. It is most directly applied to the legal systems of states, and to decisions made by the recognized authorities within them.

Justice

Village in Cook County, northeastern Illinois; population (1990) 11,100. Justice is a residential suburb situated on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, 23 km/14 mi southwest of Chicago.
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To this is appended a restatement of the nature of justice according to common opinion, and an answer is demanded to the question--What is justice, stripped of appearances?
The Republic by Plato View in context
There could be little justice here for John Carter, or his son, or for the great Thark who had commanded the savage tribesmen who overran Zodanga's broad avenues, looting, burning, and murdering.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
One quality may be the contrary of another; thus justice is the contrary of injustice, whiteness of blackness, and so on.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
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