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just

1[juhst]
–adjective
1. guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
2. done or made according to principle; equitable; proper: a just reply.
3. based on right; rightful; lawful: a just claim.
4. in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct: a just analysis.
5. given or awarded rightly; deserved, as a sentence, punishment, or reward: a just penalty.
6. in accordance with standards or requirements; proper or right: just proportions.
7. (esp. in Biblical use) righteous.
8. actual, real, or genuine.
–adverb
9. within a brief preceding time; but a moment before: The sun just came out.
10. exactly or precisely: This is just what I mean.
11. by a narrow margin; barely: The arrow just missed the mark.
12. only or merely: He was just a clerk until he became ambitious.
13. actually; really; positively: The weather is just glorious.

Origin:
1325–75; ME < L jūstus righteous, equiv. to jūs law, right + -tus adj. suffix


1. upright; equitable, fair, impartial. 3. legitimate, legal. 4. accurate, exact; honest. 5. merited, appropriate, condign, suited, apt, due.


1. biased. 4. untrue. 5. unjustified.

just

2[juhst]
–noun, verb (used without object)
joust.

juster, noun
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Word Origin & History

just  (adv.)
"merely, barely," 1665, from M.E. sense of "exactly, punctually" (c.1400), from just (adj.). Just-so story first attested 1902 in Kipling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: just
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin justus lawful, merited, from jus right, law
: conforming to law or to the underlying principles of law: as a : conforming to reason or a standard of correctness <just sanctions cannot be excessive in relation to the offense> b : conforming with what is deemed fair or good just> just> —just·ly adverbjust·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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