justice
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judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
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conformity with rules or standardssynonyms: justesseantonyms:injusticeinjustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standardstypes:sportivitéfairness in following the rules of the game
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the quality of being just or fairantonyms:injusticethe practice of being unjust or unfairtypes:justesseconformity with rules or standardslégitimitéanything in accord with principles of justicesportivitéfairness in following the rules of the game
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This introduction to the United States Constitution lays out the foundational principles of the nation. Read the full text here.
Learn the vocabulary that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used to inspire a generation to break free from the "manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." On August 28, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. Speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., King stood before an estimated quarter of a million people who had gathered to demonstrate for passage of the Civil Rights Act. This list focuses on King's use of figurative language.
Practice these words that contain the Latin roots jud, jur, and jus, meaning "law" or "justice."