justice - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

haepapa

1. (verb) (-tia) to eradicate, annihilate.

E kore te hahae o te pōuri hōhonu e tino haepapatia (Ng 1993:132). / Deep sorrow's incision can never be totally eradicated (Ng 1993:132).

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2. (verb) to be responsible, reliable.

Mēnā kei te haepapa ngā kōrero e rongo ake nei tātou, ākene pea kei te ora tonu te moa (HM 2/1993:7). / If the accounts that we are hearing are reliable, perhaps the moa is still alive.

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Synonyms: noho haepapa, tūtika

3. (modifier) straight, correct.

Kia hinga haepapa (W 1971:30). / Let it fall straight.

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4. (noun) responsibility.

Ko te haepapa matua ki ngā mātua ki te ārai i te kino i ā rātou tamariki (RT 2013:6). / The main responsibility for parents is to protect their children from anything bad.

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Synonyms: takohanga

5. (noun) justice.

Synonyms: manatika, tika

manatika

1. (noun) justice.

Synonyms: tika, haepapa

Manatū Ture, Te

1. (loan) (noun) Ministry of Justice.

Synonyms: Tāhū o te Ture

tika

1. (verb) to be correct, true, upright, right, just, fair, accurate, appropriate, lawful, proper, valid.

He tokomaha tonu ngā Māori kei te tāone e noho ana, nō reira hoki tētahi take i tika ai kia tū te mīhana ki reira (TP 7/1913:6). / There are quite a lot of Māori living in town, so that's a reason why it's appropriate that the mission be established there.

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ture

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia,-a,-ngia) to make laws, make legal, protect legally.

E Tame, ko te ingoa o te taniwha nā he kekeno, he oioi rānei, he taniwha tapu, kua turengia e te Kāwanatanga (TP 10/1906:5). / Tame, the name of that monster is a furseal, a protected animal which has been legally protected by the government.

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2. (loan) (noun) law, rule, statute, act (of parliament), commandment, ordinance, justice system.

E mātau ana koe ki ngā ture, Kaua e pūremu, Kaua e patu tangata, Kaua e tāhae, Kaua e whakapae teka, Whakahōnoretia tōu pāpā me tōu whaea (PT Ruka 18:20). / Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

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Synonyms: tikanga, tino rangatiratanga, kāwanatanga, rūri

3. (loan) (noun) formula, theorem.

He kīanga pāngarau te ture e whakaatu ana i te pānga o ētahi taurangi e rua, nui ake rānei. Hei tauira, ko te ture hei tātai i te horahanga o te tapawhā hāngai (TRP 2010:299). / A formula is a mathematical expression which shows the relationship between variables. For example the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle.

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mana whakaaio

1. (noun) justice of the peace.

Nō te tau 1962 i whakatūria a ia hei mana whakaaio, ā, whakatūria ana hoki ia i te tau 1970 ki te poari o te kaitiakitanga mātauranga o Pā Moore hei kanohi mō te iwi Māori (TTR 2000:77). / In 1962 he was made a justice of the peace and he was appointed to the Monsignor Moore Education Trust board in 1970 as the representative of the Māori people.

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Kaiwhakawā Tumuaki

1. Chief Justice.

I te 1 o Maehe 1842, ka whakawākia a Maketū ki mua i te kaiwhakawā tumuaki, i a Wiremu Mātene, i te Kōti Matua i Ākarana (TTR 1990:43). / On 1 March 1842 Maketū was tried in the Auckland Supreme Court before Chief Justice, William Martin.

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kaiwhakawā tūmatanui

1. Justice of the Peace.

I whakatūria anō hoki a ia hai kaiwhakawā tūmatanui, ā, ka hia tau kē nei ia e kaihautū ana mō te iwi Māori o te rohe (TTR 2000:122). / He was also appointed as a justice of the peace, and was a leader for the Māori community of the district for many years.

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Synonyms: Kaiwhakarite Whakawā Hatihi