to administer (to dispense) justice

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• administer — administer, dispense come into comparison because they are used in certain idiomatic phrases, similar in wording but not always equivalent in meaning, such as administer justice or dispense justice; administer a medicine or dispense medicine;… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• dispense — [c]/dɪsˈpɛns / (say dis pens) verb (dispensed, dispensing) –verb (t) 1. to deal out; distribute: to dispense justice; to dispense wisdom. 2. to administer (laws, etc.). 3. Pharmaceutical to put up and distribute (medicine), especially on… …  

• administer — To apply or enforce the law. To dispense justice. To dispense or apply medicine. To take charge; to manage, as in administering the estate of a decedent. A board is said to administer a law while performing any ministerial act or acts which the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• justice — noun 1 fairness ADJECTIVE ▪ distributive, economic, environmental, natural, racial (esp. AmE), social ▪ rough ▪ He saw it as rough …   Collocations dictionary

• dispense — verb (dispensed; dispensing) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin dispensare to exempt, from Latin, to distribute, from dis + pensare to weigh, frequentative of pendere to weigh, pay out more at spin Date: 14th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dispense — v. 1 tr. distribute; deal out. 2 tr. administer (a sacrament, justice, etc.). 3 tr. make up and give out (medicine etc.) according to a doctor s prescription. 4 tr. (usu. foll. by from) grant a dispensation to (a person) from an obligation, esp.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Administer — Ad*min is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.] 1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• administer — [ad min′is tər, ədmin′istər] vt. [ME aministren < OFr aministrer < L administrare < ad , to + ministrare, to serve] 1. to manage or direct (the affairs of a government, institution, etc.) 2. to give out or dispense, as punishment or… …   English World dictionary

• Justice of the Peace — A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law… …   Wikipedia

• Justice of the peace — A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative …   Wikipedia

• justice — n. rules of law administration of law 1) to administer, dispense, mete out, render justice 2) to obstruct justice 3) to pervert justice 4) divine; frontier (US); poetic; summary justice 5) justice prevails 6) a miscarriage; travesty of justice 7) …   Combinatory dictionary