justemilieu (as zhustmelyu)

[Fr. the just mean.] The golden mean; the true medium; that mode of administering government which consists in maintaining a just and fair middle course between extreme parties on either side. jus-tiçe, s . [Fr., from Lat. just it i a justice; Low Lat. just it i a a tribunal, a judge, from Lat. just us just (q. v.); Sp.justicia ; Ital. giustizia .] 1. The quality or state of being just; uprightne , impartiality; fairne in dealing with others; the rendering to each what is his due; conformity with the laws human and divine; rectitude, equity, integrity. " Justice is two-fold, namely general or strict justice , which consists in observing the laws, and the aim of which is public good; and particular justice or equity, which aims at the good of individuals."-Beattie: Moral Science, pt. iii., ch. ii. 2418 2. Conformity to truth or the facts; fairne in the representation of facts respecting merit or demerit; impartiality. 3. Justne ; well-founded right; rightfulne ; agreeablene to right. "To mitigate the justice of thy plea." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, iv. 1. 4. Just requital of deserts; just treatment; merited reward or punishment; just recompense for conduct or actions. "He executed the justice of the Lord."- Deut . xxxiii. 21. Justice is a written or prescribed law, to which one is bound to conform and make it the rule of one's decisions: equity is a law in our hearts; it conforms to no rule but to circumstances, and decides by the consciousne of right and wrong. The proper object of justice is to secure property the proper object of equity is to secure the rights of humanity. Justice is exclusive, it a igns to every one his own; it preserves the subsisting inequality between men: equity is communicative; it seeks to equalize the condition of men by a fair distribution. Justice is inflexible, it follows one invariable rule, which can seldom be deviated from consist ently with the general good; equity, on the other hand, varies with the circumstances of the case, and is guided by discretion. (Crabb: Eng . Synon.) justice-ayre, s . In Scotland a circuit made throughout the kingdom by the lords of justiciary for the distribution of justice. [EYRE.] *justice-broker, s. A magistrate who sells his judicial decisions. "The devil take all justice - brokers ."-Dryden: Amphi try on , iv. 1.