as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Too often, caricatures are deployed to justify unfair and unjust treatment.
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Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Learning about Morgan’s unjust incarceration through their correspondence with him, the students would play a key role in the campaign that successfully freed him from prison.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Yet every era also runs the risk of creating an inhumane and more unjust world.
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Pope Leo Xiv,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
If the law produces an outcome that society finds unjust, the remedy is the legislature — not a judge deciding to rewrite the law from the bench.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Learning about Morgan’s unjust incarceration through their correspondence with him, the students would play a key role in the campaign that successfully freed him from prison.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Yet every era also runs the risk of creating an inhumane and more unjust world.
—
Pope Leo Xiv,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
If the law produces an outcome that society finds unjust, the remedy is the legislature — not a judge deciding to rewrite the law from the bench.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
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And it all might be taken away by absurd, unfair officiating.
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Mora has accused the company of unfair and fraudulent business practices.
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If these requirements are not met, the search is unreasonable and therefore unlawful, and evidence obtained in that search cannot be used in court, barring a good-faith exception.
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Justices ruled that sweeping use of cellphone data requires a warrant, a decision applying the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, to new technology.
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Every state taxes alcoholic beverages, though the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages may appear arbitrary.
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The war period saw its own moments of threats to rights, such as suspending habeas corpus, the legal mechanism to prevent arbitrary detention.
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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