# Expense of Justice ## Definition The sovereign's financial obligation to establish and maintain an exact administration of justice that protects every member of society from the injustice or oppression of every other member. ## Source Chapter Book V, Chapter 1 ## Context The second of the sovereign's three primary duties, following the expense of defence and preceding the expense of public works, forming a crucial component of civil government's role in protecting property and maintaining social order. ## Economic Domain Regulation ---