"A standard used to assess the fairness of a society. Justice is a central moral standard that requires the fair and impartial treatment of all. Social justice differs from other realms of justice, such as that relating to the application of law, being centrally concerned with the fairness of a social order and its attendant distributions of rewards and costs." -- excerpt from The Dictionary of Human Geography (2009)
"An application of the concept of justice to the wealth, assets, privileges and advantages that accumulate within a society or state." -- excerpt from Palgrave MacMillan Dictionary of Political Thought (2007)
"The virtue that ordains all human acts toward the common good." -- excerpt from New Catholic Encyclopedia (2003)