The difference between Judge and Justice

When used as nouns, judge means a public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments, whereas justice means the state or characteristic of being just or fair.


Judge is also verb with the meaning: to sit in judgment on.

check bellow for the other definitions of Judge and Justice

  1. Judge as a noun:

    A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

  2. Judge as a noun:

    A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.

  3. Judge as a noun:

    A person officiating at a sports event or similar.

    Examples:

    "At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final."

  4. Judge as a noun:

    A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.

    Examples:

    "She is a good judge of wine."

    "They say he is a poor judge of character considering all the unreliable friends he has made."

  1. Judge as a verb (transitive):

    To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.

    Examples:

    "A higher power will judge you after you are dead."

  2. Judge as a verb (intransitive):

    To sit in judgment, to act as judge.

    Examples:

    "Justices in this country judge without appeal."

  3. Judge as a verb (transitive):

    To form an opinion on.

    Examples:

    "I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit."

  4. Judge as a verb (intransitive):

    To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.

    Examples:

    "We cannot both be right: you must judge between us."

  5. Judge as a verb (transitive):

    To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.

    Examples:

    "I judge it safe to leave the house once again."

  6. Judge as a verb (intransitive):

    To form an opinion; to infer.

    Examples:

    "I judge from the sky that it might rain later."

  7. Judge as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To criticize or label another person or thing.

  1. Justice as a noun:

    The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

    Examples:

    "the justice of a description"

  2. Justice as a noun:

    The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.

    Examples:

    "'Justice was served."

  3. Justice as a noun:

    Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.

    Examples:

    "to demand justice'"

  4. Justice as a noun:

    The civil power dealing with law.

    Examples:

    "Ministry of Justice'"

    "the justice system"

  5. Justice as a noun:

    A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized as a title.

    Examples:

    "Mr. Justice Krever presides over the appellate court"

  6. Justice as a noun:

    Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.