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- injustice (n.)




- late 14c., from Old French injustice, from Latin injustitia "injustice," from injustus "unjust, wrongful, oppressive," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + justus "just" (see just (adj.)).
- justice (n.)




- mid-12c., "the exercise of authority in vindication of right by assigning reward or punishment;" also "quality of being fair and just," from Old French justice "justice, legal rights, jurisdiction" (11c.), from Latin iustitia "righteousness, equity," from iustus "upright, just" (see just (adj.)). The Old French word had widespread senses, including "uprightness, equity, vindication of right, court of justice, judge." The word began to be used in English c. 1200 as a title for a judicial officer. Meaning "right order, equity" is late 14c. Justice of the peace first attested early 14c. In the Mercian hymns, Latin iustitia is glossed by Old English rehtwisnisse. To do justice to (someone or something) "render fully and fairly showing due appreciation" is from 1670s.
- justiciable (adj.)




- mid-15c., from Old French justisable "amenable to a jurisdiction," from justicier, from Latin iustitia (see justice).
- justifiability (n.)




- 1835, from justifiable + -ity.
- justifiable (adj.)




- 1520s, from Old French justifiable, from justifiier (see justify). Earlier in same sense was justificable (mid-15c.). Related: Justifiably (mid-15c.).
- justification (n.)




- late 14c., "administration of justice," from Late Latin iustificationem (nominative iustificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of iustificare (see justify). Meaning "action of justifying" is from late 15c. Theological sense is from 1520s.
- justified (adj.)




- 1580s, "made right," past participle adjective from justify. Typesetting sense is from 1670s.
- justify (v.)




- c. 1300, "to administer justice;" late 14c., "to show (something) to be just or right," from Old French justifiier "submit to court proceedings" (12c.), from Latin iustificare "act justly toward, make just," from iustificus "dealing justly, righteous," from iustus "just" (see just (adj.)) + root of facere "to do" (see factitious). Of circumstances, "to afford justification," from 1630s. Meaning "to make exact" (now largely restricted to typesetting) is from 1550s. Related: Justified; justifying.
- Justin




- masc. proper name, from Latin Iustinus, literally "just," from iustus (see just (adj.)).
- Justine




- fem. proper name, fem. of Latin Iustinus (see Justin).
- self-justification (n.)




- 1650s, from self- + justification.
- unjustifiable (adj.)




- 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + justifiable. Related: Unjustifiably.
- unjustified (adj.)




- mid-14c., "not punished or executed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of justify (v.). Meaning "not proven to be right or proper" is attested from 1680s.
- justiciary




- "An administrator of justice", Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin justitiarius, from Latin justitia, from justus (see just).