It's unfair for them to be allowed to leave early if we can't.
It seems unfair to single her out for criticism.
The company has been accused of unfair labor practices.
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dirty, foul, illegal, nasty, unsportsmanlike;
dishonorable, shabby, shameful;
ignoble, low, mean, ungentlemanly;
immoral, rotten, unchivalrous, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unscrupulous;
below the belt;
: treating people in a way that favors some over others : not fair, honest, or just
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