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·vt To administer justice to. II. Justice ·adj Agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the ju...

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Justice
Is rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been distinguished from equity in this respe...

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Chief
·adj Very intimate, near, or close. II. Chief ·adj Highest in office or rank; principal; head. III...

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chief
See commander-in-chief. A common abbreviation. ...

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Chief baron
·- The presiding judge of the court of exchequer. ...

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Chief hare
·- A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; — also called c...

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Chief-justiceship
·noun The office of chief justice. ...

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Chief priest
See Priest. ...

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Musician, Chief
(Heb. menatstseah), the precentor of the Levitical choir or orchestra in the temple, mentioned in th...

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maori-chief
n. name given to a New ZealandFlathead-fish, Notothenia maoriensis, or coriiceps. The name arises f...

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chief officer
See chief mate ...

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chief mate
, or chief officer The next to a commander in a merchantman, and who, in the absence of the latter...

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Justice of God
That perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the ...

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commander-in-chief
The senior officer in any port or station appointed to hold command over all other vessels within th...

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Chief of the three
A title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David's greatest heroes (2 Sam. 23:8); also called Jashobe...

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