dictionary definitions for "injustice"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Injustice \In*jus"tice\, n. [F. injustice, L. injustitia. See
     In- not, and Justice, and cf. Unjust.]
     1. Lack of justice and equity; violation of the rights of
        another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness;
        imposition.
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              If this people [the Athenians] resembled Nero in
              their extravagance, much more did they resemble and
              even exceed him in cruelty and injustice. --Burke.
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     2. An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong.
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              Cunning men can be guilty of a thousand injustices
              without being discovered, or at least without being
              punished.                             --Swift.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  injustice
      n 1: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity,
           shabbiness]
      2: the practice of being unjust or unfair [syn: injustice,
         unjustness] [ant: justice, justness]


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