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Injustice definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INJUS'TICE, n. [L. injustitia; in and justitia,justice.]
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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness]
2: the practice of being unjust or unfair [syn: injustice, unjustness] [ant: justice, justness]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin injustitia, from injustus unjust, from in- + justus just Date: 14th century 1. absence of justice ; violation of right or of the rights of another ; unfairness 2. an unjust act ; wrong Synonyms: injustice, injury, wrong, grievance mean an act that inflicts undeserved hurt. injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights <the injustices suffered by the lower classes>. injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation <libel constitutes a legal injury>. wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice <determined to right society's wrongs>. grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint <a list of employee grievances>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a lack of fairness or justice. 2 an unjust act. Phrases and idioms: do a person an injustice judge a person unfairly. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L injustitia (as IN-(1), JUSTICE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Injustice In*jus"tice, n. [F. injustice, L. injustitia. See In- not, and Justice, and cf. Unjust.] 1. Want 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(injustices) 1. Injustice is a lack of fairness in a situation. They'll continue to fight injustice... N-VAR 2. If you say that someone has done you an injustice, you mean that they have been unfair in the way that they have judged you or treated you. The article does them both an injustice. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Unfairness, unjust or inequitable nature or character. 2. Wrong, grievance, piece of injustice.

Moby Thesaurus

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