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Old 12-14-2005, 10:20 AM   #15
Troubleshooter
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A better way of looking at the word justice would include the other shades of it as well.

A idea that is synonymous with justice is equitability.

Taking someone's money would require repayment, breaking someone's things would require their replacement, causing someone to lose their life would require you to lose your own.

Emphasis mine...
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Main Entry: justice
Part of Speech: noun 1
Definition: lawfulness
Synonyms: amends, appeal, authority, authorization, charter, code, compensation, consideration, constitutionality, correction, credo, creed, decree, due process, equity, evenness, fair play, fair treatment, fairness, hearing, honesty, impartiality, integrity, judicatory, judicature, justness, law, legal process, legality, legalization, legitimacy, litigation, penalty, reasonableness, recompense, rectitude, redress, reparation, review, right, rule, sanction, sentence, square deal, truth
Antonyms: injustice
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)
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