substantial justice

substantial justice
substantial justice n: justice of a sufficient degree esp. to satisfy a standard of fairness; also: justice administered according to the substance and not necessarily the form of the law
all pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justiceFederal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 8(f) see also fair play and substantial justice

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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