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just

adj.
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈdʒəst// UK //dʒˈʌst// just Slang

adj. fair and right based on what people deserve. You use this to describe a decision or a person that follows the rules of what is morally good.

adj. guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness. Often used in legal or moral contexts to describe a deserved outcome or an impartial authority.


SIMPLE

The judge made a just decision.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of fighting for their rights, the workers finally received a just settlement from the company.

COMPLEX

A truly just society must balance the protection of individual liberties with the collective need for social equity and shared responsibility.

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Typically precedes the noun it modifies; frequently collocates with 'cause', 'reward', or 'society'.

Pitfall

It was a justly decisionIt was a just decisionLearners often confuse the adjective 'just' with the adverb 'justly' when describing a noun.

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