unjustified
adjective
un·jus·ti·fied
ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfīd 
: not justified: such as
a
: not demonstrably correct or judicious : not warranted or appropriate
unjustified anger
an unjustified punishment
b
: not spaced to be even
unjustified lines of text
an unjustified margin
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There have been several TV specials about the Knox case because it’s got a bit of everything — an American girl caught in a foreign nightmare, questionable police behavior, and unjustified conviction.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
Stalin’s hostility to the West was irrational, unjustified by any U.S. actions, and thus the Kremlin could not be reasoned with; negotiations could not be expected to ease or eliminate the hostility and end the U.S.-Soviet clash.
—Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
When President Barack Obama said after Hamas’ attack upon Israel that both this attack and the Israeli occupation were unjustified, he was condemned by many – including attorney Alan Dershowitz – as refusing to condemn and counter the atrocities of Oct. 7.
—Michael Blake, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
That coalition filed a lawsuit against the McCrory administration in 2015, citing growing frustration over obstacles to obtaining public records in North Carolina, including allegedly unjustified fees for retrieving, copying and inspecting records.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
Stalin’s hostility to the West was irrational, unjustified by any U.S. actions, and thus the Kremlin could not be reasoned with; negotiations could not be expected to ease or eliminate the hostility and end the U.S.-Soviet clash.
—Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
When President Barack Obama said after Hamas’ attack upon Israel that both this attack and the Israeli occupation were unjustified, he was condemned by many – including attorney Alan Dershowitz – as refusing to condemn and counter the atrocities of Oct. 7.
—Michael Blake, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
That coalition filed a lawsuit against the McCrory administration in 2015, citing growing frustration over obstacles to obtaining public records in North Carolina, including allegedly unjustified fees for retrieving, copying and inspecting records.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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