Justitia

[ juh-stish-ee-uh ]

/ dʒʌˈstɪʃ i ə /

the ancient Roman personification of justice.

Definition for justitia (2 of 3)

justitia omnibus

[ yoo-stit-ee-ah ohm-ni-boo s; English juh-stish-ee-uh om-nuh-buh s ]

/ yuˈstɪt iˌɑ ˈoʊm nɪˌbʊs; English dʒʌˈstɪʃ i ə ˈɒm nə bəs /

justice to all: motto of the District of Columbia.

fiat justitia, ruat caelum

[ fee-aht yoo s-tee-tee-ah roo-aht kahy-loo m; English fee-aht juhs-tish-ee-uh roo-at see-luh m, fahy-uh t ]

/ ˈfi ɑt yʊsˈti tiˌɑ ˈru ɑt ˈkaɪ lʊm; English ˈfi ɑt dʒʌsˈtɪʃ i ə ˈru æt ˈsi ləm, ˈfaɪ ət /

let there be justice though the heavens fall.

Justitia Fundamentum Regnorum (Justice is the foundation of states).

The Future Belongs to the People |Karl Liebknecht
Now "justitia" to him was not compatible with feminine interference in his own special work.

The Prime Minister |Anthony Trollope
Justitia is a broad word, and refers not solely to the rights of the slave, but to those of the freeman.

Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) |A Sexton of the Old School
It has been richly painted, the arms of France being on the back, and the motto 'Pietate et Justitia' on the sides.

Violins and Violin Makers |Joseph Pearce

On its breastplate is inscribed in bold relievo—Fiat justitia—ruat calum.

Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution |L. Carroll Judson