Category: LawPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
giustizia
/giustizia/Roman
English meaning: Justice
Definition
The quality of being fair and morally right. Roman law — developed in Italy from the 6th century BCE — is the foundation of legal systems across Europe, Latin America, and beyond. The Twelve Tables (450 BCE) and Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis (529 CE) codified Roman law and remain foundational to Western jurisprudence.
Example
“Il diritto romano è il fondamento dei sistemi legali di buona parte del mondo.”
In English: “Roman law is the foundation of legal systems in much of the world.”
Literary Heritage
“La legge è buona, ma chi la esegue può farla cattiva.”
“The law may be good, but those who carry it out can make it bad.”
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- Italiano
- Italian
- Script
- Latin
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- Romance
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