English Explanatory Dictionary

justice delayed is justice denied

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. If a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all.

Pronunciation

/ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈleɪd ɪz ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈnaɪd/ /ˌdʒʌstɪs dəˈleɪd ɪz ˌdʒʌstɪs dəˈnaɪd/ /-dɪˈleɪd-/ /-dɪˈnaɪd/ En-us-justice delayed is justice denied.oga

Word forms

justice delayed is justice denied

Related words

the mills of the gods grind slowly though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small no justice, no peace
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