English words starting with J

a person who buys, sells, or collects junk or old discarded materials.

A person who is addicted to drugs, especially heroin.

A place where old or useless things, especially old cars and machines, are collected and often sold for their materials.

a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force

a small, secret political group or faction, especially one formed for subversive purposes.

The largest planet in the solar system, the fifth in order from the sun.

Resembling or characteristic of the planet Jupiter, especially in being a massive gas giant.

Having a size or mass comparable to that of the planet Jupiter.

Relating to law or legal principles.

Relating to the law or the administration of justice; legal.

Selected or judged by a jury.

the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.

relating to the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.

the study of law and the principles on which law is based

Relating to the theory or philosophy of law.

a person who is an expert in law, especially one who writes or teaches about it.

A member of a jury in a court of law.

A group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved.

Made or assembled quickly and temporarily from whatever materials are available, especially in an improvised or makeshift manner.

Law or a principle of right and justice, especially as applied in a court of law.

Based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.

Having been finished or concluded very recently.

Relating to a manufacturing or supply-chain system in which materials or components are delivered or produced exactly when they are needed in the production process, thereby minimizing inventory costs.

Having very recently opened or commenced operation.

Recently harvested or gathered.

Having been published very recently.

Having been made available or published very recently.

Exactly correct or appropriate; perfectly suited.

A war that is considered morally or theologically justifiable according to defined criteria, such as being waged for a righteous cause, as a last resort, and with proportionality.

The fair treatment of people and the administration of the law.

Able to be shown to be right or reasonable; defensible.

In a way that can be shown to be right, reasonable, or deserved.

A good reason or explanation for something.

Serving to justify or defend an action, belief, or statement.

having a good or legitimate reason; shown to be right or reasonable.

to show or prove that something is right, reasonable, or just

Showing or proving to be right, reasonable, or necessary.

In a way that is fair, morally right, and based on good reasons.

The quality of being just, fair, or morally right.

To stick out or project beyond a surface or main line.

A rough fiber made from the stems of a tropical plant, used for making rope and cloth.

Sticking out, projecting, or protruding

relating to young people or animals

The area of law and the system of courts, social services, and agencies concerned with the treatment of children and young persons who are accused of committing a crime.

to place different things side by side in order to compare or contrast them, or to create an interesting effect.

Placed side by side for comparison or contrast.

The fact of placing things that are not similar next to each other, often to create an interesting effect or to highlight a contrast.