unjustified
adjective
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Definition of unjustified
: 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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The next year, the Justice Department’s civil rights arm accused Baltimore’s police of arresting thousands of people without a valid legal basis, using unjustified force and targeting black neighborhoods for unconstitutional stops. — Brad Heath, USA TODAY, "Baltimore police stopped noticing crime after Freddie Gray's death. A wave of killings followed.," 12 July 2018 The newsprint tariffs are a heavy new tax on struggling businesses and an unjustified burden on a cherished institution, the American newspaper. — Steve Forbes, WSJ, "Trump’s Newsprint Tariff Is a Tax on America’s Free Press," 28 June 2018 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), representing Carpenter, said a warrant would provide protection against unjustified government snooping. — CBS News, "Supreme Court decides police generally need a warrant to track cell phones," 22 June 2018 In 2016, the results of a federal investigation only confirmed those suspicions, finding that most of the police’s pedestrian stops were unjustified, use of force had been underreported, and minorities were stopped more often than whites. — Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com, "Newark opens surveillance videos to public on Internet," 9 June 2018 In that case, the justices found that certain restrictions Texas had imposed in the name of protecting women’s health were medically unjustified and intended to make abortions harder to obtain. — Laura Vozzella, BostonGlobe.com, "Va. seeks to dismiss suit challenging abortion restrictions," 14 July 2018 Gwijangge's deputy, Wentius Nimiangge, said the attack was unjustified and casualties were unknown because villagers had fled, state news agency Antara reported. — Fox News, "Papuan leaders protest Indonesian attack on village," 13 July 2018 Late last month, a jury found Rialmo’s actions unjustified and awarded LeGrier’s family a little more than $1 million in damages. — Annie Sweeney, chicagotribune.com, "Activist plans meetings for community to prepare for verdict in Laquan McDonald's killing by police," 9 July 2018 In that case, the justices found that certain restrictions Texas had imposed in the name of protecting women’s health were medically unjustified and intended to make abortions harder to obtain. — Laura Vozzella, BostonGlobe.com, "Va. seeks to dismiss suit challenging abortion restrictions," 14 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unjustified.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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