plural injustices
: unfair treatment : a situation in which the rights of a person or a group of people are ignored
The organization is devoted to fighting economic/racial/social injustice.
protection against injustice
the injustices of apartheid
The law is part of an effort to correct an old injustice.
He suffered a great/terrible injustice [=wrong] at their hands.
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/injustice. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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