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Definition of just adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

just

adjective
 
/dʒʌst/
 
/dʒʌst/
[usually before noun]
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  1. that most people consider to be morally fair and reasonable synonym fair
    • a just decision/law/society
    Extra Examples
    • I think it was a just decision.
    • Of course we all strive for a just and humane society.
    • The law must be seen to be just.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
  2. the just
    noun [plural] people who are just
  3. appropriate in a particular situation
    • a just reward/punishment
    • I think she got her just deserts (= what she deserved).
    • They're campaigning for a just settlement.
    opposite unjust
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’.
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