present participle of do justice

past participle of do justice

The senior presiding justice of a court.

(law) An error at a trial which led to an unjust outcome, such as the conviction of a person for a crime they did not commit.

(Christianity) (An epithet of) Jesus.

plural of activist justice

(US, derogatory, chiefly in right-wing discourse) A justice (usually referring to a member of a Supreme, High or Appellate court) who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.

(idiomatic) To cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.

(history) A lit de justice, in French history.

plural of bed of justice