in the interest of justice

In order to be just or fair. You broke the law and, in the interest of justice, I must punish you accordingly. I certainly hope there will be a trial, in the interest of justice! Look, we can't rush to judgment here. In the interest of justice, we need to do a full investigation.

See also: interest, justice, of

See also:

bring (one) to justice
bring somebody to justice
bring to justice
get (someone or something) taped
have someone or something taped
what's in store
have (one) taped
have got something taped
have somebody/something taped
when life gives you lemons, make lemonade

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