Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Absence of justice; unjustice.

    Unrecht, Ungerechtigkeit

    несправедли́востьnespravedlívostʹ, беспра́виеbesprávije, беззако́ниеbezzakónije

    несправедли́вістьnespravedlývistʹ, безпра́в'яbezprávʺja, беззако́нняbezzakónnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)Violation of the rights of another person or people.

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

    Ungerechtigkeit

    несправедли́востьnespravedlívostʹ

    несправедли́вістьnespravedlývistʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just.

More definitions
  • an unjust act
  • the practice of being unjust or unfair

Examples

96 sentences
  1. An injustice has been corrected.

    Справедливість було відновлено. — deniko

  2. You must speak out against injustice.

    deGegen Ungerechtigkeit muss man protestieren. — xtofu80

  3. How can we put a stop to this injustice?

    ruКак мы можем остановить эту несправедливость? — florence_arctica

  4. Why do people tolerate injustice?

    ruПочему люди терпят несправедливость? — Wezel

  5. What an injustice!

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English injustice, from Old French injustice, from Latin iniustitia. Equivalen

From Middle English injustice, from Old French injustice, from Latin iniustitia. Equivalent to in- + justice. Displaced native Old English unrihtwīsnes.

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Forms

plural: injustices
Singularinjustice
Pluralinjustices

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

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