noun
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the condition or practice of being unjust or unfair
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an unjust act
Other Word Forms
- superinjustice noun
Etymology
Origin of injustice
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin injūstitia; equivalent to in- 3 + justice
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Example Sentences
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At his best, Jackson confronted not only injustice from without, but the moral failures within our own communities.
“I had to stand with the women … I cannot do this work pretending I’m doing justice when I’m hiding injustice.”
From Salon
But that sense of persecution and injustice is a sentiment shared by all sides of the conflict.
From BBC
Comic Relief funds programmes both in the UK and around the world that tackle poverty and social injustice.
From BBC
It was not only the mockery in their faces and the cruelty of their words that I hated so much, it was the injustice.
From Literature
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