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injustice

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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.

[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.

injustice
Noun
1. unfairness
2. an unfair action
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.injusticeinjustice - an unjust act
actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
2.injusticeinjustice - the practice of being unjust or unfair
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

injustice
Translations
Spanish injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] ninjusticia;
you do me an injustice → usted es injusto conmigo

French injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] ninjustice f;
you do me an injustice → vous êtes injuste envers moi

German injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] nUngerechtigkeit f;
you do me an injustice → Sie tun mir unrecht

Italian injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] ningiustizia;
you do me an injustice → mi fa un torto, è ingiusto verso di me

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These must be chiefly, if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations.
This will be evident from particular instances, if we apply the names used to denote the other categories; for instance, granted that justice is the contrary of injustice and justice is a quality, injustice will also be a quality: neither quantity, nor relation, nor place, nor indeed any other category but that of quality, will be applicable properly to injustice.
"You do me a grave injustice," said the Boss, parting with a pair of tears.
 
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