Blind Justice is by nature an antilogy. From LearnThat.org. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_justice_(concept)]
Antinomy, literally counter-law, means opposition in principle or antagonism in relation, just as contradiction or antilogy indicates opposition or discrepancy in speech. From Wordnik.com. [System of Economical Contradictions: or, the Philosophy of Misery] Reference
The list goes on and on: contranym, contronym, autoantonym, self-antonym, antagonym, antilogy, Janus word, and most thrillingly enantiodrome. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Self-contradictory words] Reference
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