- justice
- noun1) (fairness or rightness in the treatment of other people: Everyone has a right to justice; I don't deserve to be punished - where's your sense of justice?) justicia2) (the law or the administration of it: Their dispute had to be settled in a court of justice.) justicia3) (a judge.) juez•- do
- in justice to
justice n justiciajusticetr['ʤʌstɪs]noun1 justicia2 (judge - man) juez nombre masculino; (- woman) juez nombre femenino, jueza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bring to justice llevar ante los tribunalesto do justice to somebody hacer justicia a alguienJustice of the Peace juez nombre masulino o femenino de pazjustice ['ʤʌstɪs] n1) : justicia f2) judge: juez mf, jueza fjusticen.• derecho s.m.• juez s.m.• justa s.f.• justicia s.f.• razón s.f.'dʒʌstəs, 'dʒʌstɪsnoun1) u (fairness) justicia fthere's no justice! — no es justo!, es una injusticia!
to do somebody/something justice: the portrait hardly does her justice el retrato no le hace justicia or no la favorece; he couldn't do justice to the meal no pudo hacerle honor a la comida; she didn't do herself justice in the exam — no rindió a la altura de su capacidad en el examen
2) u (Law) justicia fcourt of justice — tribunal m de justicia
justice was done — se hizo justicia
in the end he was brought to justice — finalmente pagó sus culpas
3) c (judge) juez mf, juez, jueza m,f, magistrado, -da m,f['dʒʌstɪs]1. N1) (Jur) justicia fto bring sb to justice — llevar a algn ante los tribunales
2) (=fairness) justicia fto do o.s. justice — quedar bien
to do sb justice — hacer justicia a algn
this doesn't do him justice — [photo etc] no le favorece
it doesn't do justice to his skills — no está a la altura de sus capacidades
to do justice to a meal — hacer los honores a una comida
3) (=person) juez mfJustice of the Peace — (Brit) juez mf de paz
(Lord) Chief Justice — Presidente m del Tribunal Supremo
2.CPDJustice Department N — (in US) Ministerio m de Justicia
* * *['dʒʌstəs, 'dʒʌstɪs]noun1) u (fairness) justicia fthere's no justice! — no es justo!, es una injusticia!
to do somebody/something justice: the portrait hardly does her justice el retrato no le hace justicia or no la favorece; he couldn't do justice to the meal no pudo hacerle honor a la comida; she didn't do herself justice in the exam — no rindió a la altura de su capacidad en el examen
2) u (Law) justicia fcourt of justice — tribunal m de justicia
justice was done — se hizo justicia
in the end he was brought to justice — finalmente pagó sus culpas
3) c (judge) juez mf, juez, jueza m,f, magistrado, -da m,f
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
