English / proverb
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
MEANING IN ENGLISH
If legal redress, fairness, or compensation takes excessively long to be delivered, its practical value is effectively lost.
In context
01
The human rights advocate argued passionately that keeping innocent citizens in legal limbo illustrates why justice delayed is justice denied.
02
Reforming the court system is urgent, because for grieving families, justice delayed is justice denied.
Synonyms
prolonged redress is futile,sluggish justice harms victims,late remedy is no remedy
Antonyms
swift justice,timely adjudication,immediate restitution
Collocations
legal maxim justice delayed is justice denied,remind the bench that justice delayed is justice denied,quote justice delayed is justice denied