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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust
the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustice
Republicans should point out this obvious moral and medical injustice.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Ben & Jerry’s first brought legal action against Unilever in November 2024, claiming the parent company was muzzling statements Ben & Jerry’s wanted to release on injustices worldwide.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
But the only way our leaders should approach the Alien Enemies Act in the modern day is by acknowledging the fundamental injustice of wartime internment and expulsions and by working to repeal the law, not resurrecting it to devastate the lives of other immigrants who call this country home.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Despite this injustice, relentless pressure from the FBI prevented Peltier from accessing parole for decades.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for injustice
David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Ben & Jerry’s first brought legal action against Unilever in November 2024, claiming the parent company was muzzling statements Ben & Jerry’s wanted to release on injustices worldwide.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
But the only way our leaders should approach the Alien Enemies Act in the modern day is by acknowledging the fundamental injustice of wartime internment and expulsions and by working to repeal the law, not resurrecting it to devastate the lives of other immigrants who call this country home.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Despite this injustice, relentless pressure from the FBI prevented Peltier from accessing parole for decades.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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Fines and jail time double down on racial inequities.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the flair with which the series presents its anti-authoritarianism speaks to our current furious moment and all the inequity that led us here.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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Mickey’s character is somebody who, at the beginning of the series, believes that she’s made all of the right choices in her life, and her sister has largely chosen wrong.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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The courts perpetuate a wrong and then fail to redress it Following her abandonment by the Barnetts in 2013, Natalia was taken in by Cynthia and Antwon Mans and their children.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
21 Mar. 2025
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Marchand Jumps Ship Captain Brad Marchand, now 36, also suffered an upper-body injury in early March, and has undergone multiple surgeries over the past few years.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This gave goalkeeper Drake Callender the opportunity to play for the first time this season after missing the team’s first eight games across all competitions due to an adductor injury.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs on Canadian exports and repeated insults by President Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state have Canadians pushing back with a term hockey fans may be familiar with.—
Jalen Williams,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The dispute stems from last year’s feud wherein Drake and Lamar traded increasingly personal and unverified insults in a series of songs.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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