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5. A person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice.
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☞ This title is given to the judges of the common law courts in England and in the United States, and extends to judicial officers and magistrates of every grade.
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Coloq. Bed of justice . See under . -- Coloq. Chief justice . See in the Vocabulary. -- Coloq. Justice of the peace (Law), a judicial officer or subordinate magistrate appointed for the conservation of the peace in a specified district, with other incidental powers specified in his commission. In the United States a justice of the peace has jurisdiction to adjudicate certain minor cases, commit offenders, officiate at marriages, etc.; abbreviated JP.

Syn. -- Equity; law; right; rectitude; honesty; integrity; uprightness; fairness; impartiality. -- , , . Justice and equity are the same; but human laws, though designed to secure justice, are of necessity imperfect, and hence what is strictly legal is at times far from being equitable or just. Here a court of equity comes in to redress the grievances. It does so, as distinguished from courts of law; and as the latter are often styled courts of justice, some have fancied that there is in this case a conflict between justice and equity. The real conflict is against the working of the law; this a court of equity brings into accordance with the claims of justice. It would be an unfortunate use of language which should lead any one to imagine he might have justice on his side while practicing iniquity (inequity).
, . Rectitude, in its widest sense, is one of the most comprehensive words in our language, denoting absolute conformity to the rule of right in principle and practice. Justice refers more especially to the carrying out of law, and has been considered by moralists as of three kinds: (1) Commutative justice, which gives every man his own property, including things pledged by promise. (2) Distributive justice, which gives every man his exact deserts. (3) General justice, which carries out all the ends of law, though not in every case through the precise channels of commutative or distributive justice; as we see often done by a parent or a ruler in his dealings with those who are subject to his control.
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Justice (?), v. t. To administer justice to. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Justiceable (?), a. Liable to trial in a court of justice. [Obs.] Hayward.
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Justicehood (?), n. Justiceship. B. Jonson.
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Justicement (?), n. Administration of justice; procedure in courts of justice. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Justicer (?), n. One who administers justice; a judge. [Obs.] “Some upright justicer.” Shak.
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Justiceship (?), n. The office or dignity of a justice. Holland.
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Justiciable (?), a. [Cf. LL. justitiabilis, F. justiciable.] Proper to be examined in a court of justice. Bailey.
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Justiciar (?), n. Same as .
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Justiciary (?), n. [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F. justicier. See .] (Old Eng. Law) An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.
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☞ The chief justiciary, or justiciar, in early English history, was not only the chief justice of the kingdom, but also ex officio regent in the king's absence.
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Coloq. Court of justiciary (Scots Law), the supreme criminal court, having jurisdiction over the whole of Scotland.

{ Justico (?), Justicoat (?) }, n. [F. justaucorps, lit., close to the body.] Formerly, a close coat or waistcoat with sleeves.
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Justifiable (?), a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See .] Capable of being justified, or shown to be just.
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Just are the ways of God,
And justifiable to men. Milton.

Syn. -- Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable; exculpable; authorizable.

-- Justifiableness, n. -- Justifiably, adv.
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Justification (?), n. [L. justificatio: cf. F. justification. See .]
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1. The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support; as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience admits justification.
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I hope, for my brother's justification, he wrote this but as an essay or taste of my virtue. Shak.
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2. (Law) The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer.
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3. (Theol.) The act of justifying, or the state of being justified, in respect to God's requirements.
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Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification. Rom. iv. 25.
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In such righteousness
To them by faith imputed, they may find
Justification toward God, and peace
Of conscience. Milton.
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4. (Print.) Adjustment of type (in printing), or of the final spacing of printed text, by spacing it so as to make it exactly fill a line, or line up at one edge of the allotted portion of the printed page; adjustment of a cut so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for making such adjustment; as, left justification is the most common format for simple letters, but left and right justification is typically used in books.
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Justificative (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. justificatif.] Having power to justify; justificatory.
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Justificator (?), n. [LL. justificator: cf. F. justificateur.] One who justifies or vindicates; a justifier. Johnson.
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Justificatory (?; 277), a. Vindicatory; defensory; justificative.
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justified (?), a. (Printing) Arranged and spaced so as to line up at the left side or right side of the printed page, or on both sides; as, left justified; right justified.
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Justifier (?), n. One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or absolves.
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Justifiers of themselves and hypocrites. Strype.
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That he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom. iii. 26.
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Justify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Justified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Justifying (?).] [F. justifier, L. justificare; justus just + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See , a., and .]
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1. To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty.
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That to the height of this great argument
I may assert eternal providence,
And justify the ways of God to men. Milton.
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Unless the oppression is so extreme as to justify revolution, it would not justify the evil of breaking up a government. E. Everett.
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2. To pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear.
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I can not justify whom the law condemns. Shak.
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3. (Theol.) To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve.
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By him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Acts xiii. 39.
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4. To prove; to ratify; to confirm. [Obs.] Shak.
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5. (Print.) To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to align (text) at the left (left justify) or right (right justify) margins of a column or page, or at both margins; to adjust, as type. See , 4.
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6. (Law) (a) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation. (b) To qualify (one's self) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
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The production of bail in court, who there justify themselves against the exception of the plaintiff. Bouvier's Law Dict.
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Syn. -- To defend; maintain; vindicate; excuse; exculpate; absolve; exonerate.
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Justify, v. i. 1. (Print.) To form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
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2. (Law) To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
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Justinian (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman Justinian.
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Justle (?), v. i. [Freq. of joust, just, v. i. See , v. i., and cf. .] To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle. Shak.
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The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways. Nahum ii. 4.
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Justle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Justled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Justling (?).] To push; to drive; to force by running against; to jostle.
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We justled one another out, and disputed the post for a great while. Addison.
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Justle, n. An encounter or shock; a jostle.
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Justly (?), adv. [From , a.] In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately. “In equal balance justly weighed.” Shak.
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Nothing can justly be despised that can not justly be blamed: where there is no choice there can be no blame. South.
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Justness, n. The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness of proportions; the justness of a description or representation; the justness of a cause.
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In value the satisfaction I had in seeing it represented with all the justness and gracefulness of action. Dryden.
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☞ Justness is properly applied to things, and justice to persons; but the distinction is not always observed.

Syn. -- Accuracy; exactness; correctness; propriety; fitness; reasonableness; equity; uprightness; justice.
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Jut (jŭt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jutted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jutting.] [A corruption of jet.]
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1. To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building. “In jutting rock and curved shore.” Wordsworth.
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It seems to jut out of the structure of the poem. Sir T. Browne.
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2. To butt. [Obs.] “The jutting steer.” Mason.
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Jut, n. 1. That which projects or juts; a projection.
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2. A shove; a push. [Obs.] Udall.
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Jute (jūt), n. [Hind. jūt, Skr. jūṭa matted hair; cf. jaṭa matted hair, fibrous roots.] The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
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Jutes (jūts), prop. n. pl. sing. Jute. (Ethnol.) Jutlanders; one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which settled in Kent, England, in the 5th century.
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Jutlander (?), prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Jutland in Denmark.
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Jutlandish, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland.
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Jutting (?), a. Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc. -- Juttingly, adv.
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Jutty (?), n. [See , , .] A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty. Shak.
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Jutty, v. t. & i. To project beyond. [Obs.] Shak.
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Juvenal (?), n. [L. juvenalis youthful, juvenile, fr. juvenis young.] A youth. [Obs.] Shak.
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Juvenescence (?), n. A growing young.
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Juvenescent (?), a. [L. juvenescens, p. pr. of juvenescere to grow young again, from juvenis young.] Growing or becoming young.
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Juvenile (?; 277), a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juvénile, juvénil. See .]
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1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. “A juvenile exercitation.” Glanvill.
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2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.

3. Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile; infantile; as, a juvenile temper tantrum.
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Syn. -- Puerile; boyish; childish. See .
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Juvenile, n. A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly. C. Bronté.
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juvenile delinquent (?), n. A child or person of minor age who commits acts which would be considered criminal if performed by an adult, such as theft, vandalism, or violence; especially, one who habitually acts in such an antisocial manner and cannot be controlled by parents. Abbreviated JD.
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juvenile hormone (Zo/'94l.) n. A hormone secreted by insects which inhibits the molting of an insect from its juvenile into its adult form; also, substances having similar activity, but produced by plants.
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Juvenileness, n. The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.
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Juvenility (?), n.; pl. Juvenilities (#). [L. juvenilitas: cf. F. juvénilité.]
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1. Youthfulness; adolescence. Glanvill.
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2. The manners or character of youth; immaturity. Glanvill.
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Juvia (?), n. (Bot.) A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (Bertholetia excelsa) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.
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Juwansa (?), n. (Bot.) The camel's thorn. See under .
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Juwise (?), n. [Obs.] Same as . Chaucer.
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Juxtapose (jŭkstȧpōz), v. t. [Cf. , .] To place in juxtaposition. Huxley.
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Juxtaposit (jŭkstȧpŏzĭt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Juxtaposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Juxtapositing.] [L. juxta near + positus, p. p. of ponere to put.] To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose. Derham.
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Juxtaposition (jŭkstȧp�zĭshŭn), n. [L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See , v. i., and .] A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.
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Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. Glanvill.
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Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. Hare.
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Jymold (jĭmŏld), a. [Obs.] See .
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