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injustice

/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/

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What does injustice mean?

noun

  1. Absence of justice; unjustice.
  2. Violation of the rights of another person or people.
  3. Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (derogatory, humorous) Justice (title of a justice of court), seen as being unjust.

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/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/

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"They were extremely embarrassed and excited--that is, the mother. I don't wish to do her injustice, but she certainly behaved consciously."
William Dean HowellsThe Rise of Silas LaphamProject Gutenberg ebook #154
She loved her “old bear” too much to do him an injustice, and perhaps, after all, she had been in the wrong.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
More book examples (3)
And to apply the same presumption to all, on the ground of age alone, is not only gross injustice, but gross folly.
Lysander SpoonerAn Essay on the Trial By JuryProject Gutenberg ebook #1201
And suppose injustice abiding in a single person, would your wisdom say that she loses or that she retains her natural power?
PlatoThe RepublicTranslated by Benjamin JowettProject Gutenberg ebook #1497
These must be chiefly, if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18