Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Justice \Jus"tice\, n. [F., fr. L. justitia, fr. justus just.
   See {Just}, a.]
   1. 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.

            Justice and judgment are the haditation of thy
            throne.                               -- Ps. ixxxix.
                                                  11.

            The king-becoming graces, As justice, verity,
            temperance, stableness, . . . I have no relish of
            them.                                 -- Shak.

   2. 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.

   3. 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.

            This even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of
            our poisoned chalice To our own lips. -- Shak.

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

Justice \Jus"tice\, v. t.
   To administer justice to. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

justice
     n 1: the quality of being just or fair [syn: {justness}] [ant: {injustice}]
     2: the administration of law; the act of determining rights and
        assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is
        justice denied" [syn: {judicature}]
     3: a public official authorized to decide questions bought
        before a court of justice [syn: {judge}, {jurist}, {magistrate}]
     4: the United States federal department responsible for
        enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all
        civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn: {Department
        of Justice}, {Justice Department}, {DoJ}]