gerechtigheid — meaning in English

English meaning

• equity noun Fairness and impartiality, especially in the way people are treated.
• justice noun Fair treatment and the quality of being morally right, especially in how people are punished or rewarded.

Senses

gerechtigheid is used for these senses in English:

• equity Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
• justice The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
• justice The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
• justice Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
• justice The civil power dealing with law.

equity — full definition

1. noun Fairness and impartiality, especially in the way people are treated.
2. noun Finance: the value of an owned property or business after debts are subtracted; ownership stakes in a company (shares).

justice — full definition

1. noun Fair treatment and the quality of being morally right, especially in how people are punished or rewarded.
2. noun The system of laws and courts that enforces fair treatment; the legal process.
3. noun A judge, especially of a higher court (often capitalised before a name).

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