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法官 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • judge noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
  • justice noun Fair treatment and the quality of being morally right, especially in how people are punished or rewarded.

Senses

法官 is used for these senses in English:

  • judge A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
  • justice The civil power dealing with law.
  • justice A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.

judge — full definition

  1. noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
  2. noun A person who decides the outcome of a contest or competition.
  3. verb To form an opinion about someone or something.
  4. verb To rule on legally, or to decide the outcome of a competition.

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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