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in·jus·tice  (n-jsts)

n.

1. Violation of another's rights or of what is right; lack of justice.

2. A specific unjust act; a wrong.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inistitia, from inistus, unjust : in-, not; see in-¹ + istus, just; see just¹.]

Synonyms: injustice, injury, wrong, grievance
These nouns denote acts or conditions that cause people to suffer hardship or loss undeservedly. An injustice is a violation of a person's rights; the term can also refer to unfair treatment of another or others: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
An injury is an injustice for which legal redress is available: The court awarded the plaintiff compensation for the injury to his property.
Wrong is now more emphatic than injustice and in a legal sense refers to what violates the rights of an individual or adversely affects the public welfare: "The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth" (Charles Kingsley).
A grievance is regarded by those involved as a wrong that affords cause for complaint: The warden addressed the inmates' grievances.

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injustice

Noun

1. unfairness

2. an unfair action

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	injustice - an unjust act                         shabbiness, unfairness, iniquity actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
	2.	injustice - the practice of being unjust or unfair unjustness unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" inequity, unfairness - injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards wrong, wrongfulness - that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong" justice, justness - the quality of being just or fair

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injustice

noun 1. unfairness, discrimination, prejudice, bias, inequality, oppression, intolerance, bigotry, favouritism, inequity, chauvinism, iniquity, partisanship, partiality, narrow-mindedness, one-sidedness, unlawfulness, unjustness << OPPOSITE justice

noun 2. wrong, injury, crime, abuse, error, offence, sin, grievance, infringement, trespass, misdeed, transgression, infraction, bad or evil deed

Translations

injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] n → injusticia;

you do me an injustice → usted es injusto conmigo

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injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] n → injustice f;

you do me an injustice → vous êtes injuste envers moi

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injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] n → Ungerechtigkeit f;

you do me an injustice → Sie tun mir unrecht

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injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] n → ingiustizia;

you do me an injustice → mi fa un torto, è ingiusto verso di me

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injustice

n injustice [inˈdʒastis]

(an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed. onregverdigheid ظُلْم несправедливост nespravedlnost, křivda uretfærdighed die Ungerechtigkeit αδικία injusticia ülekohus بی عدالتی vääryys injustice אִי-צֶדֶק अन्याय nepravednost igazságtalanság ketidakadilan óréttlæti ingiustizia 不公正 부정, 불공평 neteisybė netaisnība tidak adil onrecht urett(ferdighet) niesprawiedliwość injustiça nedreptate несправедливость nespravodlivosť nepravičnost nepravda orättvisa, orättfärdighet ความอยุติธรรม haksızlık 不公平 несправедливість بے انصافی sự không công bằng 不公平

do (someone) an injustice

to treat or regard (someone) unfairly You do me an injustice if you think I could tell such a lie. doen onreg aan يَظْلُم، يُعامِل بصورةٍ ظالِمَه несправедлив съм към някого být nespravedlivý k gøre uret (jemandem)Unrecht tun αδικώ cometer una injusticia, ser injusto con alguien ülekohut tegema در حق کسی ظلم کردن tehdä vääryyttä être injuste envers אִי-צֶדֶק nepravda igazságtalan vkivel szemben memperlakukan tidak adil beita e-n ranglæti fare torto a qualcuno 不当に扱う 남을 부당하게 대우하다, 오해하다 būti neteisiam kieno nors atžvilgiu būt netaisnam pret kādu dilayan dengan tidak adil iemand onrecht aandoen gjøre (noen) urett oceniać niesprawiedliwie cometer uma injustiça a fi nedrept cu быть несправедливым (к кому-л.) byť nespravodlivý k narediti komu krivico učiniti nepravdu göra ngn orätt ความอยุติธรรม haksızlık etmek 使某人受屈 несправедливо ставитися نا انصافی کرنا đối xử không công bằng 使某人受屈