# justice delayed is justice denied

> English word · Proverb · IPA /ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈleɪd ɪz ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈnaɪd/

## Definitions
1. If a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all.

## Source
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