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Webster 1913 Edition
Injustice
1.
Lack of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.
If this people [the Athenians] resembled Nero in their extravagance, much more did they resemble and even exceed him in cruelty and
injustice
. Burke.
2.
An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong.
Cunning men can be guilty of a thousand
injustices
without being discovered, or at least without being punished. Swift.
Webster 1828 Edition
Injustice
INJUS'TICE
,Noun.
1.
Iniquity; wrong; any violation of another's rights, as fraud in contracts, or the withholding of what is due. It has a particular reference to an unequal distribution of rights, property or privileges among persons who have equal claims.2.
The withholding from another merited praise, or ascribing to him unmerited blame.Definition 2024
injustice
injustice
English
Noun
injustice (plural injustices)
- Absence of justice; unjustice.
- Violation of the rights of another person.
- Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just.
- 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
- The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.
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Usage notes
Beware that injustice and unjust use different prefixes (French injustice was borrowed into English, but injuste was not) – *unjustice and *injust are incorrect.
Translations
absence of justice
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violation of the rights of another
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French
Etymology
From Latin iniustitia (“injustice”), from iniustus (“unjust”).
Noun
injustice f (plural injustices)
Portuguese
Verb
injustice
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of injustiçar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of injustiçar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of injustiçar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of injustiçar