Equality vs. Justice

Equalitynoun

The fact of being equal.

Equalitynoun

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.

Equalitynoun

The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

Equalitynoun

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.

Equalitynoun

Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.

Equalitynoun

Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

Equalitynoun

Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; - denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.

Equalitynoun

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

Equalitynoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced;

Equalitynoun

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities

Equalitynoun

a symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are equal; an equation.

Justicenoun

The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

Justicenoun

The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.

Justicenoun

Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.

Justicenoun

The civil power dealing with law.

Justicenoun

A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized as a title.

Justicenoun

Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.

Justicenoun

The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.

Justicenoun

Conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and in conduct; fair representation of facts respecting merit or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the justice of a description or of a judgment; historical justice.

Justicenoun

The rendering to every one his due or right; just treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives.

Justicenoun

Agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the justice of a claim.

Justicenoun

A person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice.

Justiceverb

To administer justice to.

Justicenoun

the quality of being just or fair

Justicenoun

the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments;

Justicenoun

a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice

Justicenoun

the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

Justice

Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspectives, including the concepts of moral correctness based on ethics, rationality, law, religion, equity and fairness. Consequently, the application of justice differs in every culture.