injustice

/in'dʤʌstis/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The practice of being unjust or unfair: A situation or condition characterized by a lack of justice, fairness, or equity.
    • An unjust act: A specific event, decision, or action that is unfair or violates principles of justice.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The new law was widely criticized as an injustice against minority groups. (The specific law was seen as an unfair act.)
    • She dedicated her life to fighting social injustice. (She fought against the general condition of unfairness in society.)
    • He felt a deep sense of injustice when he was passed over for the promotion. (He experienced the feeling of being treated unfairly.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to do someone/thing an injustice": To judge or represent someone or something unfairly.
    • To call him lazy is to do him an injustice; he's just very meticulous. (This means you would be unfairly criticizing him.)
  • "a grave/gross injustice": A very serious or severe act of unfairness.
    • The wrongful conviction was a grave injustice.
  • "perceived injustice": An unfairness that is felt or believed to exist by someone, whether objectively true or not.
    • The protest was fueled by a perceived injustice in the tax system.
Variants and Related Words
  • Unjust (adj): Not based on or behaving according to fairness or justice.
    • an unjust decision
  • Justice (n): The quality of being fair and reasonable; the administration of the law.
    • the pursuit of justice
Synonyms
  • Unfairness: Lack of fairness or justice.
  • Wrong: An unjust, dishonest, or immoral action.
  • Inequity: Lack of fairness or justice; unfairness.
Antonyms
  • Justice: Just behavior or treatment.
  • Fairness: Impartial and just treatment without favoritism or discrimination.
  • Equity: The quality of being fair and impartial.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Miscarriage of justice": A failure of a court or judicial system to attain the ends of justice, such as a wrongful conviction.
    • After 20 years in prison, new DNA evidence proved his case was a miscarriage of justice.
  • "In the interest of justice": For the sake of achieving a fair and right outcome.
    • The case was reopened in the interest of justice.
Noun
  1. the practice of being unjust or unfair
  2. an unjust act

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