- justice⇄expr. bring to justice, to punish legally for a crime.
Ex. The burglar was brought to justice. - justice⇄expr. do justice to,
a. to treat fairly.
Ex. These one-acters, imported from London, are full of bright, quirky lines and notions, but the production doesn't do the plays justice (New Yorker).
b. to see the good points of; show proper - justice⇄expr. do oneself justice, to do as well as one really can do.
Ex. He did not do himself justice on the test. He was too diffident to do justice to himself (Jane Austen). - justice⇄justice, noun.
1. just conduct; fair dealing.
Ex. Judges should have a sense of justice. Justice is the principle and the process by which each man is assured the things that belong to him (Russell Kirk).
2. the condition of being just;