injustice
noun
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Definition of injustice
1
: absence of justice : violation of right or of the rights of another : unfairness
2
: an unjust act : wrong
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Synonyms & Antonyms for injustice
Synonyms
inequity, unfairness, unjustness
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Examples of injustice in a Sentence
The organization is devoted to fighting economic injustice.
The law is part of an effort to correct an old injustice.
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The interviews illustrated a deep gender injustice — a systematic failure by adults and peers to treat girls and boys equally. — Surina Khan, The Mercury News, "Opinion: What Bay Area girls need to succeed," 28 Aug. 2019 More than 50 Reform rabbis from around the country gathered last week in Alabama to explore the state’s legacy surrounding civil rights and reproductive rights injustice. — al, "Rabbis gather in Alabama bear witness to racial and reproductive rights injustices," 26 Aug. 2019 In reality sin is the root cause of all wickedness and injustice. — The Rev. Mike Taylor, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Taylor: The mystery of iniquity in today’s world and the coming spiritual ‘reset’," 23 Aug. 2019 And that the playlist was not intended to challenge Stills’ stance on Jay-Z’s NFL deal or undermine Stills’ consistent efforts to raise awareness about issues like social inequality and racial injustices. — Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com, "Dolphins blast Jay-Z playlist at practice, one day after receiver Kenny Stills questions rapper’s new deal with NFL," 20 Aug. 2019 To assume eastern Europe is all Orbans, Erdogans and Putins is to do the region a grave injustice. — The Economist, "The eastern summer," 8 Aug. 2019 Swami Ram Vilas Vedanti, a white-bearded leader of the trust and a former B.J.P. parliamentarian, said erecting the temple was about correcting a historical injustice. — New York Times, "Under Modi, Hindus Find Hope for a Temple on Disputed Speck of Land," 1 July 2019 At first, this arrangement seemed like such a glaring injustice that Spencer struggled to find journalistic balance. — Teen Vogue, "These Massachusetts Student Journalists Exposed Their High School’s Use of Prison Labor," 24 June 2019 This treatment of androids is treated as a de facto injustice even though androids seemingly showed no mass signs of internal emotion or true consciousness until shortly after the game starts. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Detroit: Become Human review: Robotic in all of the wrong ways," 24 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'injustice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for injustice
injustice
noun
English Language Learners Definition of injustice
: unfair treatment : a situation in which the rights of a person or a group of people are ignored
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injustice
noun
in·jus·tice
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Kids Definition of injustice
1
: unfair treatment : violation of a person's rights
She was the oldest child and the only girl and was subject to a lot of injustice.— E. L. Konigsburg, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
2
: an act of unfair treatment
This punishment is an injustice.
injustice
noun
in·jus·tice
Legal Definition of injustice
1
: absence of justice : violation of what is considered right and just or of the rights of another
2
: an unjust act
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