[jus.tice] n [ME, fr. OE & OF; OE justice, fr. OF justice, fr. L justitia, fr. justus] (12c) 1 a: the maintenance or administration of what is just esp. by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments b: judge c: the administration of law; esp: the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity
2. a: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair b (1): the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action (2): conformity to this principle or ideal: righteousness c: the quality of conforming to law
3: conformity to truth, fact, or reason: correctness