laying on of hands | laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination |
justice | judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments |
laying on of hands | the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body |
hands custody | (with `in') guardianship over, in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child, my fate is in your hands, too much power in the president's hands, your guests are now in my custody, the mother was awarded custody of the children |
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 |
justice justness | the quality of being just or fair |
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 |
work force workforce manpower hands men | the force of workers available |
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 |
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 |
vigilante vigilance man | member of a vigilance committee |
do justice | show due and full appreciation, The diners did the food and wine justice |
shake hands | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation |
wash one's hands | to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame, I wash my hands of this |
lay hands on | manage with the hands |
do justice | bring out fully or to advantage, This photograph does not do her justice |
change hands change owners | be transferred to another owner, This restaurant changed hands twice last year |
stand back keep one's eyes off keep one's distance keep one's hands off stay away | stay clear of, avoid, Keep your hands off my wife!, Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous |
hands-on | involving active participation, he's a hands-on manager, hands-on operations |
hands-off | not involving participation or intervention, a hands-off foreign policy |
arbitrary | based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice, an arbitrary decision, the arbitrary rule of a dictator, an arbitrary penalty, of arbitrary size and shape, an arbitrary choice, arbitrary division of the group into halves |
hands-down | achieved without great effort, a hands-down victory |
handily hands down | with no difficulty, she beat him handily |