# justice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ · frequency rank #1,141

## Definitions
1. The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
2. The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
3. Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
4. The civil power dealing with law.
5. A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
6. Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.

## Etymology
From Middle English justice, from Old French justise, justice (Modern French justice), from Latin iūstitia (“righteousness, equity”), from iūstus (“just”), from iūs (“right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, perhaps literally "sacred formula", a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. Doublet of Justitia.
Partly displaced native Old English rihtwīsnes (Modern English righteousness < rightwiseness).

## Easily confused with
- **Justin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justice-vs-justin)
- **justify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justice-vs-justify)
- **Justine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/justice-vs-justine)
- **juice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juice-vs-justice)

## Common misspellings (10)
`jjustice`, `jsutice`, `jusitce`, `jusstice`, `justcie`, `justicce`, `justiec`, `justtice`, `jutsice`, `ujstice`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/justice