Category: J

Rightful; warranted or sanctioned by law; that which can be shown to be sustained by law; as justifiable homicide. See HOMICIDE.

In jurisprudence. The constant and perpetual disposition to render every man his due. Inst. 1, 1, pr.; 2 Inst. 56. See Borden v. State, 11 Ark. 528, 44 Am. Dec. 217; Duncan v. Magette, 25 Tex. 253; The John E. Mulford (D. C.) 18 Fed. 455. The conformity of our actions and our will to the law. Toull. Droit Civil Fr. tit. prfl. no. 5. In the most extensive sense of the word it differs little from Òvirtue;Ó for it includes within itself the whole circle of virtues. Yet the I JUSTICE common distinction between them is that that which, considered positively and in itself, is called Òvirtue,Ó when considered relatively and with respect to others has the name of Òjustice.Ó But Òjustice,Ó being in itself a part of Òvirtue,Ó is contiued to things simply good or evil, and consists in a manÕs taking such a proportion of them as he ought. Bouvier. Commutative justice is that which should govern contracts. It cousists in rendering to every man the exact measure of his dues, without regard to his personal worth or merits, i. e., placing all men on an equality. Distributive justice is that which should govern the distribution of rewards and punishments. It assigns to each the rewards which his personal merit or services deserve, or tlie proper punishment for his crimes. It does not consider all men as equally deserving or equally blameworthy, but discriminates between them, observing a just proportion and comparison. This distinction originated with Aristotle. (Eth. Nic. V.) See Fonbl. Eq. 3; Toull. Droit Civil Fr. tit. pr<51. no. 7. In Norman French. Amenable to justice. Kelham. In feudal law. Jurisdiction; judicial cognizance of causes or offenses. High justice was the jurisdiction or right of trying crimes of every kind, even the highest. This was a privilege claimed and exercised by the great lords or barons of the middle ages. 1 RobertsonÕs Car. V., appendix, note 23. Loir justice was jurisdiction of petty offenses. In common law. The title given in England to the judges of the kingÕs bench and tlie common pleas, and iu America to the judges of the supreme court of the United States and of the appellate courts of many of. the states. It is said that this word in its Latin form (justitia) was properly applicable only to the judges of common-law courts, while the term ÒjudexÓ designated the judges of ecclesiastical and other courts. See Leg. Hen. I.

the term given to a cause that is based on a well-founded belief.

In old English law. A certain measure of liquor, being as much as was sufficient to drink at once. Mon. Angl. t 1, e. 149.

In the civil law. A just cause; a lawful ground; a legal transaction of some kind. Mackeld. Rom. Law,

Protecting rights and punishing wrongs using fairness. It is possible to have unjust laws, even with fair and proper administration of the law of the land as a way for all legal systems to uphold this ideal.

The right of hunting and fishing. Jus vendit quod usns approbavit. El- lesm. Postn. 35. The law dispenses what use has approved.

the name of the federal department that is headed by the attorney general.

Lat. An oath.Jusjurandum inter alios factum neo noccre nec prodesse debet. An oath made between others ought neither to hurt nor profit. 4 Inst. 279.

A statutory proceeding in Vermont, for the eviction of a tenant holding over after termination of the lease or breach of itsconditions. Foss v. Stanton, 76 Vt. 365, 57 Atl. W2.