Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Justice
justice, n. [OFr justise, uprightness, equity, vindication of right, administration of law, jurisdiction, court of justice, infliction of punishment, gallows, judge < L. jūstus.] (webplay: claim, courts, dealing, fair, laws, vindictive).
Right; virtue; righteousness; merited consequence.
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