Decency and Justice

Decency

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Justice and decency are semantically related In some cases you can use "Justice" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Justice

Justice noun - The practice of giving to others what is their due or an instance of this.

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Decency and justice are semantically related in honour topic. Sometimes you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Justice", if it concerns topics such as fairness.

Nearby Words: justness, justiceship

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human	human decency	human justice
simple	simple decency	simple justice
actual	actual decency	actual justice
real	real decency	real justice
Other adjectives: little, social, political.

Both words in one sentence

Schiff: Nice to know that the entire criminal justice system rises or falls on the decency of a Mike Bodack.

Source: Series / Law & Order
He represents the decency of policemen, tumbling back and forth between delivering good honesty by the book justice or Police Brutality which seems to becoming frightenly common nowadays.

Source: Analysis / Eden of the East
For Great Justice: General Pepper calls on Fox to prove that he stands for "honor, decency and freedom of species." Forgot to Pay the Bill: General Pepper's telegram remarks that the "Communications Cartel" shut off Fox's phone service due to nonpayment.

Source: Comic Strip / Star Fox

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