justice | judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments |
obstruction of justice | impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court), can result in a finding of contempt of court |
court lawcourt court of law court of justice | a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws |
humor humour sense of humor sense of humour | the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous, she didn't appreciate my humor, you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor |
justice justness | the quality of being just or fair |
purposefulness sense of purpose | the quality of having a definite purpose |
sense organ sensory receptor receptor | an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
common sense good sense gumption horse sense sense mother wit | sound practical judgment, Common sense is not so common, he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples, fortunately she had the good sense to run away |
road sense | good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road |
sense sensation sentience sentiency sensory faculty | the faculty through which the external world is apprehended, in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing |
modality sense modality sensory system | a particular sense |
sight vision visual sense visual modality | the ability to see, the visual faculty |
touch sense of touch skin senses touch modality cutaneous senses | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands), only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us |
hearing audition auditory sense sense of hearing auditory modality | the ability to hear, the auditory faculty, his hearing was impaired |
taste gustation sense of taste gustatory modality | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth, his cold deprived him of his sense of taste |
smell sense of smell olfaction olfactory modality | the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents |
kinesthesis kinaesthesis kinesthesia kinaesthesia kinesthetics muscle sense sense of movement | the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body |
equilibrium labyrinthine sense vestibular sense sense of balance sense of equilibrium | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head |
somesthesia somesthesis somaesthesia somaesthesis somatesthesia somataesthesis somatosensory system somatic sensory system somatic sense | the faculty of bodily perception, sensory systems associated with the body, includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs |
sense | a general conscious awareness, a sense of security, a sense of happiness, a sense of danger, a sense of self |
sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
sense of responsibility | an awareness of your obligations |
insight sixth sense | grasping the inner nature of things intuitively |
sensation esthesis aesthesis sense experience sense impression sense datum | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation, a sensation of touch |
sense | a natural appreciation or ability, a keen musical sense, a good sense of timing |
sense tagger | a tagging program whose labels indicate the meanings of words or expressions |
sense signified | the meaning of a word or expression, the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted, the dictionary gave several senses for the word, in the best sense charity is really a duty, the signifier is linked to the signified |
word meaning word sense acceptation | the accepted meaning of a word |
poetic justice just deserts | an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) |
a Hizballah Hezbollah Hizbollah Hizbullah Lebanese Hizballah Party of God Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine Revolutionary Justice Organization Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran, seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon, car bombs are the signature weapon |
Department of Justice Justice Department Justice DoJ | the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation), created in |
Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA | the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse |
Bureau of Justice Statistics BJS | the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers |
National Institute of Justice NIJ | the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice |
International Court of Justice World Court | a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations |
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Centre for International Crime Prevention | the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform |
Department of Justice Canada DoJC | an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government |
conscience scruples moral sense sense of right and wrong | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
sense of shame sense of duty | a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility |
chief justice | the judge who presides over a supreme court |
fugitive fugitive from justice | someone who is sought by law officers, someone trying to elude justice |
judge justice jurist | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice |
justice of the peace | a local magistrate with limited powers |
sense of the meeting | general agreement reached by an assembled group, no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting |
sense | comprehend, I sensed the real meaning of his letter |
smell smell out sense | become aware of not through the senses but instinctively, I sense his hostility, i smell trouble, smell out corruption |
do justice | show due and full appreciation, The diners did the food and wine justice |
feel sense | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles, He felt the wind, She felt an object brushing her arm, He felt his flesh crawl, She felt the heat when she got out of the car |
do justice | bring out fully or to advantage, This photograph does not do her justice |
sense | detect some circumstance or entity automatically, This robot can sense the presence of people in the room, particle detectors sense ionization |