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- proper noun In a
mythological personification ,justice symbolized as ablindfolded younglady , similar toLady Luck . - proper noun A female judge, as in "Her Lady Justice."
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Examples
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The great State of Florida, Lady Justice herself, will spend time and money to fix a heart it wants to stop.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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The great State of Florida, Lady Justice herself, will spend time and money to fix a heart it wants to stop.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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The present attempt to punish Polanski under the guise of Lady Justice has converted this saga into a Shakespearean tragedy.
Roman Polanski and Lady MacJustice Linda Kenney Baden 2010
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She then changed her name to “Dike” when she took over the Greek courts, party because the word “Dike” means “Justice” in Greek, and partly because the Greeks invented the first college system, and Lady Justice was one of the first college chicks to get dared to make out with another chick at a party.
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The present attempt to punish Polanski under the guise of Lady Justice has converted this saga into a Shakespearean tragedy.
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We need a new statue of Lady Justice — this one a Latina, holding in one hand a sword dripping with blood, while staring at the other hand that holds the severed head of Lady Justice.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would a “Wise Latina” Judge Reach “Better” Results than a White Male? 2009
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We need a new statue of Lady Justice — this one a Latina, holding in one hand a sword dripping with blood, while staring at the other hand that holds the severed head of Lady Justice.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would a “Wise Latina” Judge Reach “Better” Results than a White Male? 2009
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We need a new statue of Lady Justice — this one a Latina, holding in one hand a sword dripping with blood, while staring at the other hand that holds the severed head of Lady Justice.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would a “Wise Latina” Judge Reach “Better” Results than a White Male? 2009
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This is why Lady Justice who stands on top of the Old Bailey is blindfolded.
Families of crime victims should not influence sentencing Mark Reckons 2009
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This is why Lady Justice who stands on top of the Old Bailey is blindfolded.
Archive 2009-08-01 Mark Reckons 2009
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