idiom
the scales of justice
the SKAYLZ uv JUS-tis
ðə skeɪlz əv ˈdʒʌstɪsListen
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Syllable breakdown
thescalesofjustice
Dictionary meaning
the symbol of impartial legal judgment, in which evidence and arguments for both sides are weighed fairly to reach a just verdict; derived from the ancient Egyptian concept of weighing the heart against the feather of Ma'at and adopted as the emblem of the goddess Justitia in Roman tradition; more broadly used to invoke the principle that justice requires careful, dispassionate weighing of competing claims
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