social justice

Noun

 * 1) Fairness in society.
 * 2) * 1932,, :
 * 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.

Usage notes

 * Associated with movements that aim to eliminate or negate unfair treatment based on traits of the individual, such as age, gender, or race. See usage notes at.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: sociale rechtvaardigheid, sociale gerechtigheid
 * Esperanto: socia justeco
 * Finnish: yhteiskunnallinen oikeudenmukaisuus
 * French:
 * Galician: xustiza social
 * Georgian: სოციალური სამართლიანობა
 * Greek: κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: सामाजिक न्याय
 * Ido: justeso sociala
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: justitia social
 * Italian: giustizia sociale
 * Japanese: 社会正義
 * Polish: sprawiedliwość społeczna
 * Portuguese: justiça social
 * Russian: социальная справедливость
 * Spanish: justicia social
 * Yiddish: געזעלשאַפֿטלעכער יושר