JUSTICE in a Sentence

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For JUSTICE, below is one of 243 sentences:
Still I recognized that justice must be done, and that the depravity of the victim was no condonment in the eyes of the law.

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 Meanings and Examples of JUSTICE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
justice
 n.  quality of being just; fairness in the way people are dealt with; uprightness
Classic Sentence: (208 in 14 pages)
1  To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  Still I recognized that justice must be done, and that the depravity of the victim was no condonment in the eyes of the law.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
3  Disguised, and under an assumed name, he returned to Salt Lake City, careless what became of his own life, as long as he obtained what he knew to be justice.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
4  "In that case it is clearly our duty, in the interests of justice, to take his statement," said the Inspector.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
5  It would only have been rigid justice if I had done so, but I could not bring myself to do it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
6  A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
7  'Animal Hero, Second Class,' and half a bushel of apples to any animal who brings him to justice.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
8  You have been so well trained, and you do, I am happy to say, so much justice to the education you have received, that I have perfect confidence in your good sense.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XV
9  He said it earnestly, and to do him justice he had.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I
10  In short, French was the language of honour, of chivalry, and even of justice, while the far more manly and expressive Anglo-Saxon was abandoned to the use of rustics and hinds, who knew no other.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
11  And now, sirs," said Prince John, who began to be warmed with the wine which he had drank, "having done justice to our Saxon guests, we will pray of them some requital to our courtesy.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  The laws of England," interrupted Beaumanoir, "permit and enjoin each judge to execute justice within his own jurisdiction.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
13  But peasants from the neighbouring country were not refused admittance; for it was the pride of Beaumanoir to render the edifying spectacle of the justice which he administered as public as possible.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
14  The blood rushed in anger to the countenance of Richard; but it was the first transient emotion, and his sense of justice instantly subdued it.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
15  With such warm feelings and lively spirits it must be difficult to do justice to her affection for Mrs. Crawford, without throwing a shade on the Admiral.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence: (35 in 3 pages)
16  Many lords, many laws; much law, little justice.
17  Legal aid is a fundamental part of our system of justice.
18  The indomitable Mrs Furlong said she would continue to fight for justice.
19  He demanded, with some justice, that he should be given an opportunity to express his views.
20  Many people oppose the death penalty because of the possibility of miscarriages of justice.
21  She has a strong sense of justice and fairness.
22  He firmly believes liberty is inseparable from social justice.
23  There's no justice in the world when people can be made to suffer like that.
24  WHO said that court action needed to be handled cautiously, discipline and litigation could awaken public outrage, and advance both justice and health.
25  Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.
26  I remember her as a slim young woman, with black hair, dark eyes, very nice features; but she had a capricious and hasty temper, and indifferent ideas of principle or justice.
27  Stay with us for this very special hour, as we look for the answers and examine this very important case, a case that many are calling a miscarriage of justice.
28  As he was charged for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, detectives arrived at the house, taking him into custody at 5.45 p.m.
29  As true as that is, protecting freedom of the press is a critically important function for our justice system.
30  And for a play about murder, treachery, betrayal, death, violence, and justice, this is not a bad location to summon those ancient spirits.