Collocations for justice - noun
1. fairness
ADJECTIVE
distributive,
economic,
environmental,
natural,
racial (esp. AmE),
social
rough
He saw it as rough justice when he got food poisoning from the stolen meat.
rough
He saw it as rough justice when he got food poisoning from the stolen meat.
vigilante
the deadliest episode of vigilante justice in American history
the deadliest episode of vigilante justice in American history
divine
Some people saw the epidemic as divine justice.
Some people saw the epidemic as divine justice.
poetic
Maybe there's a sort of poetic justice to it.
Maybe there's a sort of poetic justice to it.
VERB + justice
ask for,
demand,
pursue,
seek,
want
All I'm asking for is justice.
All I'm asking for is justice.
achieve,
get,
obtain
promote
They saw the reform proposals as a way to promote social justice.
promote
They saw the reform proposals as a way to promote social justice.
serve
Somebody out there needs to make sure justice is served.
Somebody out there needs to make sure justice is served.
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
ADJECTIVE
civil,
criminal,
juvenile
restorative
Restorative justice can only work when all parties agree.
restorative
Restorative justice can only work when all parties agree.
retributive
(esp. AmE)
victims seeking retributive justice
victims seeking retributive justice
summary
Civilians were not subject to summary justice.
Civilians were not subject to summary justice.
VERB + justice
do
Justice must be done in every case.
Justice must be done in every case.
administer,
deliver,
dispense,
mete out
those who are ultimately responsible for dispensing justice
those who are ultimately responsible for dispensing justice
bring sb to
face
the battle for Taylor to face justice before the High Court
face
the battle for Taylor to face justice before the High Court
escape
So far the robbers have escaped justice.
So far the robbers have escaped justice.
obstruct
They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice.
They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice.
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
(BrE)
They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice.