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in·jus·tice
(ĭn-jŭs′tĭs)n.
1. Violation of another's rights or of what is right; lack of justice.
2. A specific unjust act; a wrong.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin iniūstitia, from iniūstus, unjust : in-, not; see in-1 + iūstus, just; see just1.]
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injustice
(ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs)n
1. the condition or practice of being unjust or unfair
2. an unjust act
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in•jus•tice
(ɪnˈdʒʌs tɪs)n.
1. the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
2. violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.
3. an unjust or unfair act.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin]
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| Noun | 1. |  injustice - an unjust act actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| 2. |  injustice - the practice of being unjust or unfairunrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" inequity, unfairness - injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards wrong, wrongfulness - that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong" |
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injustice
noun
1. unfairness, discrimination, prejudice, bias, inequality, oppression, intolerance, bigotry, favouritism, inequity, chauvinism, iniquity, partisanship, partiality, narrow-mindedness, one-sidedness, unlawfulness, unjustness They will continue to fight injustice.
unfairness right, justice, equity, equality, fairness, impartiality, rectitude, lawfulness
unfairness right, justice, equity, equality, fairness, impartiality, rectitude, lawfulness
2. wrong, injury, crime, abuse, error, offence, sin, grievance, infringement, trespass, misdeed, transgression, infraction, bad or evil deed I don't want to do an injustice to what I've recorded.
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injustice
noun1. Lack of justice:
2. An act that is not just:
Law: injury.
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Translations
ظُلْمظُلْمٌ
nespravedlnostkřivda
uretfærdighed
vääryys
nepravdabespravljebezakonjekrivda
óréttlæti
不公平
부정
būti neteisiam kieno nors atžvilgiuneteisybė
netaisnība
nepravičnost
bespravljebezakonjekrivdanepravda
orättvisa
ความไม่ยุติธรรม
sự bất công
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
injustice
[ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] n → injustice fto do sb an injustice → ne pas rendre justice à qn
You do me an injustice
BUT Vous êtes injuste envers moi.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
injustice
n (= unfairness, inequality) → Ungerechtigkeit f; (= violation of sb’s rights) → Unrecht nt no pl; to do somebody an injustice → jdm unrecht tun; if a real injustice has been done to you … → wenn Ihnen wirklich Unrecht geschehen ist …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
injustice
(inˈdʒastis) noun (an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice. He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.
do (someone) an injustice to treat or regard (someone) unfairly. You do me an injustice if you think I could tell such a lie.
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injustice
→ ظُلْمٌ nespravedlnost uretfærdighed Ungerechtigkeit αδικία injusticia vääryys injustice nepravda ingiustizia 不公平 부정 onrechtvaardigheid urettferdighet niesprawiedliwość injustiça несправедливость orättvisa ความไม่ยุติธรรม adaletsizlik sự bất công 不公平Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009