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injustice

[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.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. an unjust or unfair act; wrong.



injustice

/ ɪˈʌɪ /

noun

  1. the condition or practice of being unjust or unfair

  2. an unjust act

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • superinjustice noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of injustice1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ūپپ; equivalent to in- 3 + justice
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It was widely condemned as extrajudicial murder and became a global symbol of the struggle against environmental injustice and repression.

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Most of the world agrees that apartheid inside a country’s borders is the epitome of injustice.

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Rayner, who is also housing secretary, said Labour was "drawing a line under nearly two centuries of injustice towards some of the most vulnerable in society".

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"What happened to me is not about me; This is about something much bigger. This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice that’s happening," Huerta said in a statement.

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In George C. Wolfe’s revival, the character is a Black woman struggling not just with her frustrated dreams of stardom displaced onto her children but with the injustice of history itself.

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