as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Under him, juvenile justice is unjust, and the department has been spending in ways that are immoral and not proper accounting or spending of taxes.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Revolutionaries condemned the whole system as unequal and unjust and called for the creation of a new order.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Independent jurors can blunt the force of immoral laws and arbitrary prosecutions by refusing to subject their neighbors to unjust laws or overtly cruel punishment.
—Mike Fox, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
About 80 percent of all respondents—including half of those who are U.S. citizens—called Trump's decision to end TPS unjust.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Revolutionaries condemned the whole system as unequal and unjust and called for the creation of a new order.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Independent jurors can blunt the force of immoral laws and arbitrary prosecutions by refusing to subject their neighbors to unjust laws or overtly cruel punishment.
—Mike Fox, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
About 80 percent of all respondents—including half of those who are U.S. citizens—called Trump's decision to end TPS unjust.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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Some widely circulated by partisan sources were certainly unfair to Biden.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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However, Samantha's reaction to learning that Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) is sober is unfair and doesn’t age well.—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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At this juncture, a 10-7 regular season record isn’t unreasonable.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Are my feelings unreasonable? – Mother-of-the-Groom Gloom Dear Mother: Your feelings are completely reasonable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Businesses now live in fear of retroactive rulings, arbitrary penalties and endless audits.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The risks include wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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That unequal treatment presents a serious problem under current free exercise law.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The federal lawsuit alleges that Troy violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), a federal law protecting individuals and religious institutions from unequal or discriminatory land use regulations.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
21 May 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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