as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Michel had been pursuing charges of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, improper accounting, unjust enrichment, fraud, and refusal to permit a tour audit, among others.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Aristotle said that lying is an unjust act.
—Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Innovation is essential, but hurling attacks based on no evidence or disputed by facts, is unfair, and unjust.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Aristotle said that lying is an unjust act.
—Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Innovation is essential, but hurling attacks based on no evidence or disputed by facts, is unfair, and unjust.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
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Dan Sachs, vice president of state and local policy at Meta, wrote in the letter that the legislation is unfair.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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This may sound wildly unfair, but there’s some good news.—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Chicago residents must not be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Tracy Baim,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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As in Williams’ case, attorneys argued that a sweep had violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unreasonable search and seizure, as well as their 14th Amendment right to due process.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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What’s to blame for all these arbitrary governing principles?—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Black folks have seen the face of the US’s prerogative state—the side of the government that dispenses arbitrary jurisprudence, discriminatory law enforcement, and violence against those who challenge its authority and dominant ideologies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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