"in the interest of justice" meaning in English

See in the interest of justice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in the interest of justice.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the interest of justice, {{en-PP}} in the interest of justice
  1. (law, US, idiomatic) the reason of case dismissal used when the judge decides that justice will be best served when the case is dismissed Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-in_the_interest_of_justice-en-prep_phrase-rpI1i34q Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Topics: law
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, interest, of, justice. Synonyms: in the furtherance of justice
    Sense id: en-in_the_interest_of_justice-en-prep_phrase-1FBf8VcR

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