What does injustice mean?

Definitions for injustice
ɪnˈdʒʌs tɪsin·jus·tice

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbinessnoun

    an unjust act

  2. injustice, unjustnessnoun

    the practice of being unjust or unfair

Wiktionary

  1. injusticenoun

    absence of justice

  2. injusticenoun

    violation of the rights of another person

  3. injusticenoun

    unfairness; the state of not being fair or just

  4. Etymology: From injustice; surface analysis is.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Injusticenoun

    Iniquity; wrong.

    Etymology: injustice, French; injustitia, Lat.

    Cunning men can be guilty of a thousand injustices without being discovered, or at least without being punished. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Injustice

    Injustice is a quality relating to unfairness or undeserved outcomes. The term may be applied in reference to a particular event or situation, or to a larger status quo. In Western philosophy and jurisprudence, injustice is very commonly—but not always—defined as either the absence or the opposite of justice.The sense of injustice is a universal human feature, though the exact circumstances considered unjust can vary from culture to culture. While even acts of nature can sometimes arouse the sense of injustice, the sense is usually felt in relation to human action such as misuse, abuse, neglect, or malfeasance that is uncorrected or else sanctioned by a legal system or fellow human beings. The sense of injustice can be a powerless motivational condition, causing people to take action not just to defend themselves but also others who they perceive to be unfairly treated. Injustice within legal or societal standards are sometimes referred to as a two-tiered system.

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  1. injustice

    Injustice is a violation or denial of fairness, equality, or moral rights, often characterized by prejudice, discrimination, corruption, or inequity. It can refer to acts or conditions where laws are not upheld or are enforced unfairly, leading to harm or disadvantage for individuals or groups. It can also refer to societal structures or systems that perpetuate such unfairness or inequity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Injusticenoun

    want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition

  2. Injusticenoun

    an unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong

  3. Etymology: [F. injustice, L. injustitia. See In- not, and Justice, and cf. Unjust.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Injustice

    in-jus′tis, n. violation or withholding of another's rights or dues: wrong: iniquity.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of injustice in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of injustice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of injustice in a Sentence

  1. Wade Henderson:

    His comments strongly reinforce the skepticism that many in the black community have about the sincerity of his outreach and his understanding of the complexity of inequality in American life, outreach to the black community is important, but a doctrinaire conservative response to Baltimore's unrest is no substitute for a willingness to learn about systemic injustice or to confront the harsh realities of police abuse. I expected more from him.

  2. Rebecca Dixon:

    It was a complete shock, there’s a sense of injustice, there’s a sense of anger on behalf of my parents who do feel violated and betrayed.

  3. John Adams:

    It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives.

  4. Lillian Hellman:

    Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

  5. Haseba Nauzad:

    I saw them raping my Kurdish sisters and I couldn't accept this injustice.

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