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Wbbady Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Demanding justice

what does "demanding justice “ mean?!

" four people went to a police station in Beijing with a petition demanding justice."
  

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wbbady what does "demanding justice “ mean?! " It would have to be justice with respect to a particular issue. These four people were aggrieved in some way and felt they (or someone else) had not been treated fairly.

— CalifJim

  • wbbady what does "demanding justice “ mean?!
  • " It would have to be justice with respect to a particular issue.
  • These four people were aggrieved in some way and felt they (or someone else) had not been treated fairly.
  • We don't know from the sentence what had been done previously that they judged unfair, but in any case they expected (in fact, demanded) the police to do something to rectify the situation.
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wbbadywhat does "demanding justice “ mean?!
" four people went to a police station in Beijing with a petition demanding justice."
It would have to be justice with respect to a particular issue. These four people were aggrieved in some way and felt they (or someone else) had not been treated fairly. We don't know from the sentence what had been done previ
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