noun
injustice
ihn-JUHS-tihs
noun
1
Unfair treatment; the absence of justice.
"The trial exposed decades of racial injustice in the legal system."
"She spent her career fighting injustice on behalf of the poor."
How to Use Injustice
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUnfair or unjust treatment of people.
Common pairings
social injustice
fight injustice
racial injustice
a great injustice
Word Forms
injustices plural, Injustices plural
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Etymology
From Latin iniustitia, "unfairness," built from in- ("not") plus iustitia ("justice").