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cour de justice nom {f}

court of law◼◼◼(court presided over by a judge)
noun
[UK: kɔːt əv lɔː] [US: ˈkɔːrt əv ˈlɑː]

Cour internationale de justice nom {f}

International Court of Justice◼◼◼(UN court)
proper noun

de justesse nom

whisker [whiskers]◼◼◼((colloquial) very small distance between two things)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪ.skə(r)] [US: ˈwɪ.skər]

de justesse preposition

by the skin of one's teeth(barely, closely)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

dormir du sommeil du juste verbe

sleep like a log(to sleep well, without disturbance)
verb
[UK: sliːp ˈlaɪk ə lɒɡ] [US: sˈliːp ˈlaɪk ə lɔːɡ]

et puis merde (sometimes just "et merde") interjection

fuck it◼◼◼interjection

exécuteur de la haute justice nom {m}

executioner [executioners](the person who carries out the execution)
noun
[UK: ˌek.sɪ.ˈkjuː.ʃnə(r)] [US: ˌek.sə.ˈkjuː.ʃə.nər]

gagner tout juste sa vie verbe

eke out(to obtain with difficulty)
verb
[UK: iːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːk ˈaʊt]

huissier de justice nom {m}

bailiff [bailiffs]◼◼◼(equivalent officers of the court in foreign contexts)
noun
[UK: ˈbeɪ.lɪf] [US: ˈbeɪ.ləf]

injuste adjectif

unfair◼◼◼(not fair)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.ˈfeə(r)] [US: ən.ˈfer]
It is unfair. = C'est injuste.

unjust◼◼◼(not fair, just or right)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈdʒʌst] [US: ʌn.ˈdʒəst]
Life is so unjust sometimes. = La vie est si injuste parfois.

injustement adverbe

unjustly◼◼◼(in an unjust manner)
adverb
[UK: ʌn.ˈdʒʌst.li] [US: ʌn.ˈdʒəst.li]

injustice nom {f}

injustice [injustices]◼◼◼(absence of justice)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈdʒʌ.stɪs] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdʒə.stəs]
This is a terrible injustice. = C'est une terrible injustice.

injustice [injustices]◼◼◼(violation of the rights of another)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈdʒʌ.stɪs] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdʒə.stəs]
This is a terrible injustice. = C'est une terrible injustice.

unfairness◼◼◻noun
[UK: ˌʌn.ˈfeə.nəs] [US: ən.ˈfer.nəs]

unfairness◼◼◻(state of being unfair)
noun
[UK: ˌʌn.ˈfeə.nəs] [US: ən.ˈfer.nəs]

injustifiable adjectif

unjustifiable◼◼◼(that cannot be justified)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.dʒʌ.stɪ.ˈfaɪəb.l̩] [US: ˌʌn.ˌdʒə.stə.ˈfaɪəb.l̩]

injustifié adjectif

unjustified◼◼◼(unwarranted)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈdʒʌ.stɪ.faɪd] [US: ʌn.ˈdʒə.stə.ˌfaɪd]

undeserved◼◻◻(not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.dɪ.ˈzɜːvd] [US: ˌʌn.də.ˈzɝːvd]

la fin justifie les moyens phrase

the end justifies the means◼◼◼(morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary)
phrase
[UK: ðə end ˈdʒʌ.stɪ.faɪz ðə miːnz] [US: ðə ˈend ˈdʒʌ.stə.ˌfaɪz ðə ˈmiːnz]

ministre de la Justice nom {m}

minister of justice◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.nɪ.stə(r) əv ˈdʒʌst.ɪs] [US: ˈmɪ.nə.stər əv ˈdʒʌst.ɪs]

mot juste nom {m}

mot juste [mots justes]◼◼◼(perfectly appropriate word or phrase)
noun

palais de justice nom {m}

courthouse [courthouses]◼◼◼(public building housing courts of law)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔːt.haʊs] [US: ˈkɔːrt.ˌhɑːws]

papillon (just a minute verbe

hold one's horses(idiomatic: to be patient)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz ˈhɔː.sɪz] [US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈhɔːr.səz]

peste de Justinien nom {f}

Plague of Justinian◼◼◼(6th century pandemic outbreak)
proper noun

pièce justificative nom {f}

source document◼◼◼((accounting) document that provides official notification of a credit or debit to an account)
noun

poursuivre en justice verbe

prosecute [prosecuted, prosecuting, prosecutes]◼◼◼(To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
verb
[UK: ˈprɒ.sɪ.kjuːt] [US: ˈprɑː.sə.ˌkjuːt]

sue [sued, suing, sues]◼◼◼(to file a legal action)
verb
[UK: sjuː] [US: ˈsuː]

quinte juste nom {f}

perfect fifth◼◼◼(interval between the first and second overtones or of seven semitones)
noun

rajuster verbe

readjust [readjusted, readjusting, readjusts]◼◼◼(to adjust again)
verb
[UK: ˌriːə.ˈdʒʌst] [US: ˌriə.ˈdʒəst]

réajustement nom {m}

readjustment [readjustments]◼◼◼(a second, or subsequent adjustment)
noun
[UK: ˌriːə.ˈdʒʌst.mənt] [US: riə.ˈdʒəst.mənt]

réajuster verbe

readjust [readjusted, readjusting, readjusts]◼◼◼(to adjust again)
verb
[UK: ˌriːə.ˈdʒʌst] [US: ˌriə.ˈdʒəst]

référendaire (at the European Court of Justice) nom

law clerk◼◼◼(first definition)
noun

rendre justice verbe

do justice◼◼◼(allow to be apprehended in its full scope)
verb

se faire justice soi-même verbe

take the law into one's own hands(punish someone according to one's own idea of justice)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪn.tə wʌnz əʊn hændz] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈlɑː ˌɪn.ˈtuː wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈhændz]

social justice warrior nom

social justice warrior◼◼◼(online activist who zealously promotes social justice causes)
noun

sommeil du juste nom {m}

sleep of the just◼◼◼(deep and worry-free sleep)
noun

surajustement nom {m}

overfitting◼◼◼(action)
noun

traduire en justice verbe

bring to justice◼◼◼(cause a person to be brought to trial on offenses)
verb
[UK: brɪŋ tuː ˈdʒʌst.ɪs] [US: ˈbrɪŋ ˈtuː ˈdʒʌst.ɪs]

try [tried, trying, tries]◼◼◻(to put on trial)
verb
[UK: ˈtraɪ] [US: ˈtraɪ]

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