scales of justice
Blind lady's balance
The scales of justice represent the weighing of evidence and arguments in legal proceedings—the balanced consideration that fair judgment requires.
The image derives from depictions of Lady Justice holding a balance scale, symbolizing impartiality.
The phrase appears in discussions of fairness and legal process: The scales of justice tipped in favor of the defendant.
- blindfoldSight-blocking eye cover
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- court of lawJudicial body for disputes
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
verdict · equipoise · rule of law · equality · moral reasoning · equilibrium · proportionality · due process · fair trial · cosmic order · accountability · trial · judicial robes · sword · weight · weigh the evidence · robes · tribunal
- Egyptian AfterlifeBook of the Dead, Pyramid Texts, Osiris, ba, Anubis
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- law officereception desk, waiting area, conference room, filing cabinets, filing cabinet
- Legal/Police Itemsgavel, law book, legal pad, handcuffs, badge
- Afterlife Judgmentjudgment day, final judgment, Book of the Dead, Osiris, Anubis
- courthousescourtroom, courthouse, federal courthouse, county courthouse, historic courthouse
scales of justiceinjustice
Denial of fair treatment
corruption · bias · partiality · favoritism · rigged system
scales of justicegallows
Execution hanging apparatus
iron fist · guillotine · hangman's noose · jackboot · gavel
scales of justicedespotism
Absolute one-person rule
autocracy · lynch mob · martial law · reign of terror · anarchy