justness

  • 1Justness — Just ness, n. The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness of proportions; the justness of a description or representation; the justness of a …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2justness — index candor (impartiality), disinterest (lack of prejudice), equity (justice), fairness, integrity …

    Law dictionary

  • 3justness — (n.) early 15c., from JUST (Cf. just) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4justness — /just nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being just, equitable, or right: His justness was never doubted. 2. conformity to fact or rule; correctness; exactness. [1400 50; late ME justnesse. See JUST1, NESS] * * * …

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  • 5justness — Conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, or the like. John W. Masury & Son v. Bisbee Lumber Co., 49 Ariz. 443, 68 P.2d 679, 693. As used in statute providing for acknowledgment of justness of claim to remove bar of limitations, refers to moral… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6justness — Conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, or the like. John W. Masury & Son v. Bisbee Lumber Co., 49 Ariz. 443, 68 P.2d 679, 693. As used in statute providing for acknowledgment of justness of claim to remove bar of limitations, refers to moral… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7justness — just ► ADJECTIVE 1) morally right and fair. 2) appropriate or deserved. 3) (of an opinion or appraisal) well founded. ► ADVERB 1) exactly. 2) exactly or nearly at this or that moment. 3) very recently …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8justness — noun 1. conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety (Freq. 1) it was performed with justness and beauty • Syn: ↑rightness, ↑nicety • Derivationally related forms: ↑just • Hypernyms: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 9justness — noun see just II …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10justness — noun the state of being just …

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