English → Latin
“justice” in Latin
iūstitiajustice, fairness, equityaequitāsuniformity, evenness, equalness; equality, equanimity; impartiality, equity, fairness, justiceiūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of lawcolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,retribuōto give back, return or repay (money); to recompense
The English word justice itself goes back to Latin iūs, through iūstitia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
justice
justitia (the proper word; in itself, or as the property of a person, where it is = love of justice): aequitas (equity, especially as a property of a person or thing): jus (right, the compass of that which is held as just). Justice demands that, etc., aequum est (it is right), followed by an infinitive, or by an accusative and infinitive: to exercise justice, justitiam exercere or colere: to see that justice is done to anybody’s deserts, alicui fructum, quem meruit, retribuere: to give up anybody to justice, *aliquem judicibus tradere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for justice?
- The usual Latin words for “justice” are iūstitia, aequitās, iūs; also colō, retribuō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.