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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Of course, that panic was unjustified, as the emails referred to a change in Google’s inactive account policy, which meant that those left unused for two years were being deleted.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
By intervening to revive this suit, the Court facilitates precisely the 'unjustified delay' that it is supposed to prevent in capital cases.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The assault was unjustified, as the man was not given a chance to comply with commands, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Sabraw said that the Trump administration’s reasons for failing to renew those contracts — such as being cost-prohibitive or allegedly not adhering to the president’s new diversity, equity and inclusion policies — were unjustified.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
By intervening to revive this suit, the Court facilitates precisely the 'unjustified delay' that it is supposed to prevent in capital cases.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The assault was unjustified, as the man was not given a chance to comply with commands, prosecutors said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Sabraw said that the Trump administration’s reasons for failing to renew those contracts — such as being cost-prohibitive or allegedly not adhering to the president’s new diversity, equity and inclusion policies — were unjustified.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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