justice
French, noun/ʒys.tis/
justice is spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-E (7 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written French, the 628th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Justice is a French feminine noun meaning “justice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sentiment de donner à chacun ce qu’il mérite, de manière juste en respectant tous les droits d’autrui”.
What does justice mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejustice
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentiment de donner à chacun ce qu’il mérite, de manière juste en respectant tous les droits d’autrui. 2. Institution ou pouvoir qui permet de faire respecter les droits de chacun, en punissant tout particulièrement ceux qui ont mal agi. 3. Bon droit. 4. Action de reconnaître le droit de quelqu’un à quelque chose, d’accueillir sa plainte, etc. Action d’accorder à une personne ce qu’elle demande et qu’il est juste qu’elle obtienne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of justice
- justices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce justice?
- /ʒys.tis/
- \ʒys.tis\
- [la ʒys.tis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to justice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is justice in French?
justice appears 132 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).