unjustly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of unjustly
Example Sentences
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Publix alleged ABA Centers fraudulently billed its health plan nearly $32 million over several years by unjustly inflating charges and double-billing for some services, among other things, in the ongoing case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Some stocks have been unjustly accused in the court of investor opinion.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
The then Lord Chief Justice eventually stopped the pursuit of some journalists , saying they were being unjustly treated like criminal conspirators, concluding the law was ancient and difficult.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
I treasure tales of escape, be they from Alcatraz or Nazi concentration camps or the dungeon in which Dumas’s Count of Monte Cristo was unjustly imprisoned for fifteen years.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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