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distributive justice

distributive justice In this historical usage, distributive justice refers to a fair or equal allotment of things among persons, understood through a proportional relation rather than simple numerical equality.

In this historical usage, distributive justice refers to a fair or equal allotment of things among persons, understood through a proportional relation rather than simple numerical equality. The source supports only this brief, analogy-based sense.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Analogy” (Analogy).
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