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in⋅jus⋅tice

[in-juhs-tis]
–noun
1. the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
2. violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.
3. an unjust or unfair act; wrong.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < L injūstitia. See in- 3 , justice


2. injury, wrong; tort.
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in·jus·tice   (ĭn-jŭs'tĭs)   
n.  
  1. Violation of another's rights or of what is right; lack of justice.

  2. A specific unjust act; a wrong.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin iniūstitia, from iniūstus, unjust : in-, not; see in-1 + iūstus, just; see just1.]
Synonyms: These nouns denote acts or conditions that cause people to suffer hardship or loss undeservedly. An injustice is a violation of a person's rights; the term can also refer to unfair treatment of another or others: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
An injury is an injustice for which legal redress is available: The court awarded the plaintiff compensation for the injury to his property.
Wrong is now more emphatic than injustice and in a legal sense refers to what violates the rights of an individual or adversely affects the public welfare: "The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth" (Charles Kingsley).
A grievance is regarded by those involved as a wrong that affords cause for complaint: The warden addressed the inmates' grievances.
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Word Origin & History

injustice 
1390, from Fr. injustice, from L. injustitia, from injustus "unjust, wrongful, oppressive," from in- "not" + justus "just" (see just (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·jus·tice
Function: noun
1 : absence of justice : violation of what is considered right and just or of the rights of another
2 : an unjust act
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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