Compound Forms:
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| administer justice vtr + n | (implement the law) | administrar justicia loc verb |
| | Judge Green always strives to administer justice in an impartial manner. |
| | El juez Green siempre se esfuerza en impartir justicia y ser imparcial. |
| administer justice vtr + n | (sentence criminals) | dictar sentencia loc verb |
| | Una vez escuchados y evaluados todos los testimonios el juez dictará sentencia. |
| bring [sb] to justice v expr | (take to court) | llevar ante la justicia loc verb |
| | Police officers must bring outlaws to justice. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tenemos que conseguir llevar al mafioso ese ante la justicia. |
| bring [sb] to justice v expr | (punish) | ajusticiar⇒ vtr |
| | | castigar⇒ vtr |
| Chief Justice n | US (presiding judge of Supreme Court) (en EE.UU.) | Presidente del Tribunal Supremo loc nom mf |
| code of military justice n | (military law) | código de justicia militar loc nom m |
| criminal justice n | (legal and police system) | justicia criminal, justicia penal loc nom f |
| | A majority of young men in the criminal justice system have only committed non-violent crimes. |
| | Una mayoría de los hombres jóvenes en la justicia criminal sólo han cometido crímenes no violentos. |
| deal out justice v expr | (judge: pass sentence) | impartir justicia loc verb |
| | (derecho) | dictar sentencia loc verb |
Department of Justice,
Justice Department n | (U.S. federal executive department) | Departamento de Justicia n propio m |
| dispense justice vtr + n | (impose law) | dispensar justicia, administrar justicia loc verb |
do [sb/sth] justice,
do justice to [sb/sth] v expr | (present fairly and accurately) | hacerle justicia a expr |
| | Mr. Smith's oil portrait of the Queen really did her justice. |
| | Karen's work did justice to her reputation. |
| | La pintura al óleo de la reina que hizo el Sr. Smith realmente le hace justicia. El trabajo de Karen le hizo justicia a su reputación. |
| European Court of Justice n | (law: international court) | Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea n propio m |
| failure of justice n | (law: unfair verdict) | injusticia nf |
| | | denegación de justicia loc nom f |
| | | error judicial loc nom m |
| | | perjuicio de derechos loc nom m |
| failure of justice n | (court not bringing about justice) | error en la administración de justicia nm + loc adj |
| ICJ n | initialism (International Court of Justice) (sigla) | CIJ nf |
| | | Corte Internacional de Justicia loc nom f |
| International Court of Justice n | (law: United Nations court) | Corte Internacional de Justicia loc nom f |
| | | Tribunal Internacional de Justicia loc nom m |
JP,
J.P. n | initialism (justice of the peace) | juez de paz, jueza de paz loc nm, loc nf |
| justice of the peace n | (magistrate) | juez de paz loc nom mf |
| | We don't need a priest to get married; we can go to a justice of the peace. |
| | No necesitamos un sacerdote para casarnos, podemos ir a un juez de paz. |
| lit de justice n | historical (French king's sofa) | lecho de justicia loc nom m |
| lit de justice n | (French session of parliament) | lecho de justicia loc nom m |
| Lord Chief Justice n | (UK Court of Appeal judge) | presidente del Tribunal Supremo, presidenta del Tribunal Supremo loc nm, loc nf |
| miscarriage of justice n | (law: wrongful judgement) | error judicial nm |
| | He was deemed to have suffered a miscarriage of justice and was released from prison. |
| | Cuando descubrieron que había sido víctima de un error judicial le pusieron en libertad. |
| | | fallo errado nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El defensor calificó el dictamen como "un fallo errado basado en una argumentación escandalosa". |
| | | injusticia nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El fallo del juez es una injusticia, apelaremos. |
| natural justice n | (accepted moral principles) | justicia natural loc nom f |
not do justice to [sth/sb],
not do [sth/sb] justice v expr | (not show well) | no hacerle justicia a loc verb |
| | That photograph does not do justice to her beauty. |
| obstruction of justice n | (law: interference with legal system) | obstrucción a la justicia loc nom m |
| pervert the course of justice v expr | (influence outcome of a trial) | entorpecer la justicia loc verb |
| | Her lies perverted the course of justice in the case. |
| | Sus mentiras entorpecieron la justicia en este caso. |
| poetic justice n | uncountable (fair reward, punishment) | justicia divina loc nom f |
preventive justice,
preventative justice n | (concept of preventing crime) | justicia preventiva nf + adj |
| restorative justice n | (meeting between offender and victim) | justicia restaurativa nf + adj |
| | | justicia reparadora nf + adj |
| retributive justice n | (revenge) (derecho) | justicia retributiva loc nom f |
| | | venganza nf |
| | (figurado) | ojo por ojo expr |
| | Vendettas are a traditional form of retributive justice still practised in many parts of the world. |
| | La vendetta es una forma tradicional de justicia retributiva aún practicada en muchos lugares del mundo. |
| see justice done v expr | (ensure fairness) | hacerse justicia v prnl |
| | I don't want revenge; all I want is to see justice done. |
| | No quiero venganza, lo único que quiero es que se haga justicia. |
| seek justice vtr + n | (take a matter to court) | buscar justicia loc verb |
| | | exigir justicia loc verb |
| SJW n | initialism, pejorative, informal (social justice warrior) (sigla en inglés) | SJW n común |
| | | guerrero de la justicia social, guerrera de la justicia social loc nm, loc nf |
| | | justiciero social, justiciera social loc nm, loc nf |
| social justice n | (fairness in society) | justicia social loc nom f |
| social justice warrior n | pejorative (person with progressive views) | guerrero de la justicia social, guerrera de la justicia social loc nm, loc nf |
| | | justiciero social, justiciera social loc nm, loc nf |