Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being just, equitable, or right; conformity to truth or justice; lawfulness; rightfulness; honorableness.
- noun Conformity to fact or rule; correctness; exactness; accuracy: as, justness of description or of proportions.
- noun Synonyms Propriety, fitness, fairness. See
justice .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the state of being
just
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being just or fair
- noun conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
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Examples
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This supposedly highlights the "justness" and importance of Afghanistan.
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The 'justness' of a cause is judged by the number of "victims" suffered by one's side?
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe 2009
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The "justness" of the U.S. legal system can be compromised by anyone with unlimited funds.
Infowars 2008
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What struck him was the justness of her being there, a feeling that somehow she belonged.
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It's a shame that The Adjustment Bureau, with its sparkling performances, promising premise, and thought-provoking questions about free will, human nature, fate, and the justness of God's motives could end in such a pat, corny heap that's sure to draw negative comparisons to superior mind-benders like Inception and The Matrix.
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: The Adjustment Bureau -- Love, Fate and Magic Hats Jonathan Kim 2011
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And blind support of Israel regardless of the legitimacy, reasonableness, and justness of its actions will only prolong the Middle East problem
Israel intercepts Gaza blockade runners: 14 dead. | RedState 2010
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And while the big reveal may not be what you expected, or even what you wanted, there is a certain level of believability and justness to how the story ends.
Getting Graphic: "Batman: Hush" Volumes 1 & 2 by Jeph Loeb 2009
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One can debate the wisdom or justness of the latter, but it must be admitted that the war -- which could have gone on to cost several million lives and endless additional suffering above and beyond that of the two bombs -- ended almost immediately.
Robert Eisenman: The Power of Ultimatums -- the Forgotten Diplomatic Tool Robert Eisenman 2011
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And while the big reveal may not be what you expected, or even what you wanted, there is a certain level of believability and justness to how the story ends.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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It's a shame that The Adjustment Bureau, with its sparkling performances, promising premise, and thought-provoking questions about free will, human nature, fate, and the justness of God's motives could end in such a pat, corny heap that's sure to draw negative comparisons to superior mind-benders like Inception and The Matrix.
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: The Adjustment Bureau -- Love, Fate and Magic Hats Jonathan Kim 2011
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