Lady Justice

E209917

Lady Justice is an allegorical figure symbolizing the moral force of law, typically depicted as a blindfolded woman holding scales and a sword to represent impartiality, fairness, and the authority of justice.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical figure ⓘ
personification ⓘ
symbol of justice ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Goddess of Justice ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice

Justitia ⓘ
Lady of Justice ⓘ
linked to: Justitia
appearsOn court seals ⓘ
government documents ⓘ
legal textbooks ⓘ
associatedWith courtroom iconography ⓘ
courts ⓘ
judicial buildings ⓘ
legal systems ⓘ
blindfoldRepresents absence of bias ⓘ
impartiality ⓘ
objectivity ⓘ
culturalRole embodiment of judicial ideals ⓘ
visual shorthand for justice ⓘ
depictedIn legal emblems ⓘ
paintings ⓘ
reliefs ⓘ
statues ⓘ
fieldOfUse jurisprudence ⓘ
law ⓘ
legal education ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasAttribute blindfolded ⓘ
female figure ⓘ
hasConceptualOpposite corruption ⓘ
injustice ⓘ
hasOrigin Roman law tradition ⓘ
linked to: Roman law

classical antiquity ⓘ
holds scales ⓘ
sword ⓘ
influencedBy Greek goddess Themis ⓘ
linked to: Themis

Roman goddess Justitia ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
relatedConcept due process ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
legal fairness ⓘ
symbolizes authority of law ⓘ
fairness ⓘ
impartiality ⓘ
justice ⓘ
moral force of law ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
toolRepresents scales represent weighing of evidence ⓘ
sword represents authority ⓘ
sword represents enforcement of law ⓘ
usedAs national symbol of justice in many countries ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Court of Appeal of England and Wales → includesMemberType → Lady Justice of Appeal ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Orphic Hymns → includesHymnTo → Justice (Dike) ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Lady Justice → influencedBy → Roman goddess Justitia ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Lady Justice → alsoKnownAs → Goddess of Justice ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Old Bailey → hasStatue → Lady Justice ⓘ
Lord Justice → femaleEquivalent → Lady Justice ⓘ
Statue of Justice → inspiredBy → Roman goddess Justitia ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen → depicts → Lady Justice ⓘ
Dame J → refersTo → Dame Justice ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Dame J → abbreviationOf → Dame Justice ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Central Criminal Court → statue → Lady Justice ⓘ
Libra → mythologicalAssociation → Roman goddess Justitia ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
Central Criminal Court building → hasSculpture → Lady Justice statue ⓘ
linked to: Lady Justice
LJ → relatedTitle → Lady Justice ⓘ