Justice在法律英语中有多种含义,在此做相关介绍和解释。
①正义,公平。英文释义为“the fair treatment of people ”是一种被普遍认为适用法律原则于事实所应达到之目标的道德价值,是衡量和评价法律及某种行为正确性的标准。它的含义非常复杂,几千年来也一直处于争论和变化之中,但它最基本的意思还是恰当地实施法律,给予某人以应得的东西,以及对纠纷一贯地、连续地作出类似的处理等。
相关搭配:
commutative justice交换正义,
distributive justice分配正义,
social justice社会正义等。
laws based on the principles of justice 以公正为原则的法律
②司法制度;法律制裁;审判。英文释义为“ the legal system used to punish people who have committed crimes”
相关搭配及参考例句:
the criminal justice system 刑法体系
The European Court of Justice 欧洲法庭
They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice .
他们被控企图妨碍司法公正。
They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice .
他们因企图妨碍司法公正而被控。
③法官。英文释义为“a judge or used before the names of judges”
在美国,justice指联邦和州最高法院(the Supreme Judicial Court)的法官,也指上诉法院(appellate court)的法官。如美国联邦最高法院和大部分州最高法院都由一位首席法官(chief justice)和若干位法官(associate justice)组成。
参考例句:
Thomas will be sworn in today as a justice on the Supreme Court.
托马斯将在今天宣誓就任最高法院法官。
A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.
预审原定由哈奇森法官今天开始审理,但延期了。