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in·jus·tice
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ɪnˈdʒʌs
tɪs
/
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in-
juhs
-tis
]
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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;
Middle English
<
Middle French
<
Latin
injūstitia.
See
in-
3
,
justice
Related forms
su·per·in·jus·tice,
noun
Synonyms
2.
injury, wrong; tort.
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But there have always been people willing to stand up boldly and courageously against such injustice.
Dramatic stories of hardship and injustice have always been at the center of the struggle for racial equality.
He liked tales of resistance to injustice that ended well or big challenges successfully met.
We have received two or three sharp letters severely censuring us for alleged injustice towards the colored race.
Stop the injustice and occupation and wars will end.
They need it badly lest injustice prevail otherwise.
It is so rarely applied that whenever someone evokes the law, the accuser cries injustice.
And nothing enrages people more than the perception of deep injustice.
Well intentioned students were trying to correct an injustice that simply had not happened.
Termination after three years may or may not have involved some seeming injustice.
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injustice
(ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs)
—
n
1.
the condition or practice of being unjust or unfair
2.
an unjust act
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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injustice
late 14c., from Fr. injustice, from L. injustitia, from injustus "unjust, wrongful, oppressive," from in- "not" + justus "just" (see
just
(adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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