English → Latin
“justly” in Latin
iūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of lawlēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate; legal (of or pertaining to the law); legitimate (born of married parents)rēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.; right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.; moralmereōto deserve, merit; to earn, get, obtain, acquire; to serve, to render service to (with ablative of the person or thing iiūstusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified, merited, well-deserved, duelaudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogizecommoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
justly
Juste: jure: legitime: jure et legitime: jure suo (with full right; e.g., repetere aliquid): recte (PROP., rightly): merito (deservedly). (The words are found in this connection and order.) merito ac jure (e.g., laudari, Cic.): recte ac merito (e.g., commoveri, Cic.). Very justly, justissimo: jure optimo: meritissimo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for justly?
- The usual Latin words for “justly” are iūs, lēgitimus, rēctus; also mereō, iūstus, laudō. 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.