injustice
noun
in·jus·tice
(ˌ)in-ˈjə-stəs 
1
: absence of justice : violation of right or of the rights of another : unfairness
2
: an unjust act : wrong
Examples of injustice in a Sentence
The organization is devoted to fighting economic injustice.
The law is part of an effort to correct an old injustice.
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Then, a sudden twist propels the narrative into a surreal exploration of time, as Lazzaro awakens years later, unchanged, and ventures into a modern world where the injustices of the past persist in new forms.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Here, the senator was passively alluding to environmental injustices, which were commonplace in the 1970s and long before then.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
To Van Hollen, the trip was one small step to address an injustice after Abrego Garcia was sent to a Salvadoran prison despite a 2019 immigration court ruling protecting him from being deported to his home country.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
To the artists whose work is now on display at the Central Library, addressing those injustices is also paramount, even as their installation examines ways incarcerated Nikkei found to preserve their community.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Here, the senator was passively alluding to environmental injustices, which were commonplace in the 1970s and long before then.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
To Van Hollen, the trip was one small step to address an injustice after Abrego Garcia was sent to a Salvadoran prison despite a 2019 immigration court ruling protecting him from being deported to his home country.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
To the artists whose work is now on display at the Central Library, addressing those injustices is also paramount, even as their installation examines ways incarcerated Nikkei found to preserve their community.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injustice. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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injustice
noun
in·jus·tice
(ˈ)in-ˈjəs-təs
1
: violation of the rights of another : unfairness
2
: an unjust act
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