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dreptate
justice /drep.ˈta.te/
noun#247 most common
Also: rightness, fairness, being right (in the idiom "a avea dreptate")
Example sentences
Ai dreptate.
You are right.
Copilul spune că are dreptate.
The child says he is right.
Judecătorul trebuie să facă dreptate.
The judge must do justice.
Oamenii cer dreptate pentru victime.
People are demanding justice for the victims.
Ea a luptat toată viața pentru dreptate socială.
She fought her whole life for social justice.
Dreptatea absolută rămâne un ideal greu de atins într-o societate imperfectă.
Absolute justice remains an ideal that is hard to reach in an imperfect society.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dreptate | dreptăți |
| Genitive | dreptății | dreptăților |
| Accusative | dreptate | dreptăți |
| Vocative | dreptate | dreptăți |
Word family
dreptright, straight, correct
nedreptateinjustice
îndreptato straighten, to correct, to head towarddreptăți (a dreptăți)to vindicate, to prove right
drepturirights (legal or moral entitlements)
Etymology
Dreptate is built from drept, meaning "right" or "straight," plus the abstract-noun suffix -ate. Drept descends from Latin directus, the past participle of dirigere, "to align, to guide straight." The underlying idea is that justice is what is straight and correctly aligned, not crooked or bent.
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