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justice
/djas-təss/
 
n-uc.
 
1.
Def.: pegbehey te himu wey suman-suman ne eleg wey malehet ne egkaangey te tagsè sabeka
MS: hustisya
hustisya
actions and decisions which are right and good, because they give everyone what they should get.
The poor man finally got justice, and received his land back.
Ka pubri ne etew nabehayan te eleg ne hustisya, wey naawì [na͡awì] din ka tanè din.
The criminal was brought to justice.
We want to have justice in this criminal trial.
If a judge is fair, they will not accept bribes, and will do justice.
 
n-uc.
 
2.
Def.: ka sistima te nasud ne egdusa te me etew ne egsupak te balaud
the legal system of a country, which punishes people who break the law.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0926-0950
 
 
do justice
 
phr.
Def.: egpakita ke kamenu keupiya ka sabeka ne butang wey ke etew.
If something does justice to another thing, it shows how good it really is.
That photo doesn't do her justice; she is much more beautiful than that.
Sika ne litratu warè migpakita te keupiya rin; uupiyei pad sikandin du te sika.
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Last updated: 18/Jan/2012