Meanings
- uncountableFairness in society.
Our hope for creative living lies in our ability to re-establish the spiritual ends of our lives in personal character and social justice.
1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., “The Man Who Was a Fool”, in Strength to Love, New York: Pocket Books, published 1964, →OCLC, page 702 more examples
The leisure class enjoyed advantages for which there was no basis in social justice; this necessarily made it oppressive, limited its sympathies, and caused it to invent theories by which to justify its privileges.
1932, Bertrand Russell, In Praise of IdlenessThe second challenge surfaces when we consider what it means to practice social justice. Generally, because most people see themselves as valuing social justice, most people also see themselves as acting justly in their lives. In response to questions about how they practice social justice, many would say that they treat everyone the same without regard to differences; because they do this, their actions are aligned with their values.
2017, Özlem Sensoy, Robin DiAngelo, Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice, Teachers College Press, page xx
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 社會正義 /社会正义
- 社會正義 /社会正义 (shèhuì zhèngyì)fairness in society
Dutch sociale rechtvaardigheid, sociale gerechtigheid
- sociale rechtvaardigheidfairness in society
- sociale gerechtigheidfairness in society
Esperanto socia justeco
- socia justecofairness in society
Finnish yhteiskunnallinen oikeudenmukaisuus
- yhteiskunnallinen oikeudenmukaisuusfairness in society
French justice sociale
- justice socialefairness in society
German soziale Gerechtigkeit
- soziale Gerechtigkeitfairness in society
Greek κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη
- κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη (koinonikí dikaiosýni)fairness in society
Hebrew צֶדֶק חֶבְרָתִי
- צֶדֶק חֶבְרָתִי (tsedék khevráti)fairness in society
Hindi सामाजिक न्याय
- सामाजिक न्याय (sāmājik nyāy)fairness in society
Indonesian keadilan sosial
- keadilan sosialfairness in society
Italian giustizia sociale
- giustizia socialefairness in society
Japanese 社会正義
- 社会正義 (shakai seigi)fairness in society
Polish sprawiedliwość społeczna
- sprawiedliwość społecznafairness in society
Portuguese justiça social
- justiça socialfairness in society
Russian социальная справедливость
- социальная справедливость (socialʹnaja spravedlivostʹ)fairness in society
Spanish justicia social
- justicia socialfairness in society
Turkish sosyal adalet
- sosyal adaletfairness in society
Ukrainian соціальна справедливість
- соціальна справедливість (socialʹna spravedlyvistʹ)fairness in society
Yiddish געזעלשאַפֿטלעכער יושר
- געזעלשאַפֿטלעכער יושר (gezelshaftlekher yoysher)fairness in society
Cite this entry
social justice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20justice
“social justice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20justice. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social justice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20justice.
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