Collocations for justice - noun
1. fairness
ADJ.
economic, natural, social | rough
He saw it as rough justice when he got food poisoning from the stolen meat.
He saw it as rough justice when he got food poisoning from the stolen meat.
divine
Some people saw the epidemic as divine justice.
Some people saw the epidemic as divine justice.
VERB + JUSTICE
ask for, want
All I''m asking for is justice.
All I''m asking for is justice.
get | deny sb
We have been denied justice for too long.
We have been denied justice for too long.
PHRASES
a sense of justice
The teacher''s system of punishments appealed to the children''s sense of justice.
The teacher''s system of punishments appealed to the children''s sense of justice.
2. law
ADJ.
civil, criminal, juvenile
VERB + JUSTICE
do
Justice must be done in every case.
Justice must be done in every case.
bring sb to | escape
So far the robbers have escaped justice.
So far the robbers have escaped justice.
JUSTICE + NOUN
department
PHRASES
a miscarriage of justice
He spent twenty years in prison as a result of a miscarriage of justice.
He spent twenty years in prison as a result of a miscarriage of justice.
pervert the course of justice
She was charged with perverting the course of justice after admitting to burning vital evidence.
She was charged with perverting the course of justice after admitting to burning vital evidence.