injustice

Definitions

1. Absence of justice; unjustice.
   countable, uncountable
2. Justice (title of a justice of court), seen as being unjust.
   derogatory, humorous
3. Absence of justice; unjustice
4. Violation of the rights of another person or people.
   countable, uncountable
5. Violation of the rights of another person or people
6. Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just.
   countable, uncountable
7. Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just

Equivalents

37 more languages

العربيةالظّلمباطلبغيجورحيفظلمقسط+ 4 more

Българскибеззакониенесправедливост

Bosanskibespravljekrivdanepravdaprirokšerzulumзулумкривданеправда+ 6 more

Catalàinjustícia

Češtinabezprávíkřivdanespravedlivostnespravedlnost+ 1 more

Ελληνικάαδικίαάδικοζουλούμι

فارسیظلم

Suomiepäoikeudenmukaisuusoikeudettomuusvääryys

Gàidhligain-dligheainchearteucoirmì-chothrom+ 1 more

Galegoinxustiza

עבריתחמסעולה

हिन्दीअधर्मअन्यायज़ुल्मनाइनसाफ़ीसितम+ 2 more

Hrvatskibespravljekrivdanepravdaprirokšerzulumзулумкривданеправда+ 6 more

Magyarigazságtalanság

Հայերենանարդարություն

Bahasa Indonesiaaniayabatilketidakadilan

Italianoingiustizia

日本語不公平不当不正不法不義邪+ 3 more

ქართულიუსამართლობა

한국어부정불공평비도

Kurdîbatilser

Latinainiquitasiniūria

Македонскинеправда

मराठीअन्याय

Nederlandsonrechtonrechtvaardigheid

Polskiniesłusznośćniesprawiedliwośćzbójectwo

Portuguêsinjustiçainjustice

Românăinjustițienedreptatestrâmbătate

Русскийбеззакониебесправиенесправедливость

Slovenčinakrivda

Српскиbespravljekrivdanepravdaprirokšerzulumзулумкривданеправда+ 6 more

Svenskaoförrättorättvisa

Kiswahilidhuluma

ไทยอยุติธรรม

Türkçeadaletsizlikhaksızlıkşer

Українськабеззаконнябезправ'якривданесправедли́вість+ 1 more

Tiếng Việthàm oan

Examples

“Silence in the face⟳ of gross injustice, or support⟳ for it, or even active involvement therein, comes at a price.”

“I was not just the President of Southern Americans or white Americans. I was the President of all Americans. I believed that a huge injustice had been perpetrated for hundreds of years on every black man, woman, and child in the United States. I did not think⟳ that our nation could endure much longer as a viable democracy if that injustice were allowed to continue⟳.”

“The movie delivers a critical and analytical 'unfolding of the circumstances of Reality [Winner]’s life, starting with her childhood in Texas, in order⟳ to reveal⟳ her sense⟳ of deceptions and injustices that pass⟳ largely unchallenged in everyday American life.”

“The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win⟳ the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge⟳ with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.”

“We want⟳ now to build⟳ toward electing enough progressive populist reform⟳ Congressmen and senators that we can lead⟳ to the impeachment of the illegitimate Bush and Cheney and the Three Chief Injustices of the Supreme Kangaroo Court, Herr Rhinequest and his lap dogs, Scalia and Thomas.”

“Tell⟳ Chief Injustice Rehnquist to shove it right up his activist, goose-stepping, shriveled up ass.”

“In my view⟳, the tenure of the thirty-seventh Chief Injustice of India Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan, also known as K. G. Balakrishnan, which lasted from January 14 2007 and ended on May 12 2010, was the darkest age in the history of Justice and Jurisprudence in India.”

CEFR level