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   In·jus·tice

   /inˈjəstəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. lack of fairness or justice: "the injustice of the death penalty"
   • ▪ an unjust act or occurrence: "brooding over life's injustices" Similar unfairnessunjustnessinequitycorruptioncrueltybrutalitytyrannydespotismrepressionsuppressionexploitationbiasprejudicebigotryfavoritismpartialityone-sidednessdiscriminationpartisanshipintolerancewronginjuryoffenseunjust actevilvillainycrimesininiquitymisdeedoutrageatrocityscandaldisgracemonstrosityaffrontgrievanceOpposite justice

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin injustitia, from in- ‘not’ + justus ‘just, right’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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