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
jumping to unjustified conclusions
an unjustified punishment
b
: not spaced to be even
unjustified lines of text
an unjustified margin
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Critics, including Minnesota officials, law-enforcement experts and civil rights advocates, point to video footage and witness accounts that didn’t show an imminent threat, calling the shooting unjustified.
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Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Good's defenders – including city and state leaders – are calling what happened an unjustified attack; federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Federal authorities have said the agent acted in self-defense, while city and state leaders have called the shooting an unjustified attack.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Good's defenders, including city and state leaders, are calling what happened an unjustified attack, while federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026
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Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Good's defenders – including city and state leaders – are calling what happened an unjustified attack; federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Federal authorities have said the agent acted in self-defense, while city and state leaders have called the shooting an unjustified attack.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Good's defenders, including city and state leaders, are calling what happened an unjustified attack, while federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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