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unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
life seemed to treat him with an unjustness that was immensely frustrating
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Noun
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In her dissent, Sotomayor faulted the court for turning a blind eye to injustice.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025 -
Environmental injustice and disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
Noun
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With Section 899, Republicans are trying to test the truism about two wrongs not making a right.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The plan must also force Israel to stop its bulldozing of buildings, seizure of Palestinian lands, and creation of ever-more Jewish settlements in the West Bank—and pay full reparations for all of these enormous wrongs.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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