righteousness - adhering to moral principles

fairness, equity - conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"

natural virtue - (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence and justice and fortitude and temperance) derived from nature

rightfulness, right - anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

administration, disposal - a method of tending to (especially business) matters

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

prejudice - disadvantage by prejudice

adjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court

Daniel - a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare

doge - formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

justice of the peace - a local magistrate with limited powers

justiciar, justiciary - formerly a high judicial officer

functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

ordinary - a judge of a probate court

praetor, pretor - an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic

qadi - an Islamic judge

recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs

stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate - paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

trial judge - a judge in a trial court

trier - one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case

Samson - (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah

legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States

BJA, Bureau of Justice Assistance - the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse

BJS, Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers

FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice

Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States

DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency - federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations

BoP, Federal Bureau of Prisons - the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationawide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes

National Institute of Justice, NIJ - the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice

Marshals, United States Marshals Service, US Marshals Service - the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"