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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The problem is that this confidence is largely unjustified.
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James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
All this despite an abundance of video evidence suggesting that Good’s killing was unjustified.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Jan. 2026
Polls show that by wide margins Americans believe Good’s shooting was unjustified.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
New polling finds most American voters think the shooting was unjustified.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
All this despite an abundance of video evidence suggesting that Good’s killing was unjustified.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Jan. 2026
Polls show that by wide margins Americans believe Good’s shooting was unjustified.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
New polling finds most American voters think the shooting was unjustified.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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