unjustified
adjective
un·jus·ti·fied
ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfīd 
: not justified: such as
a
: not demonstrably correct or judicious : not warranted or appropriate
unjustified anger
an unjustified punishment
b
: not spaced to be even
unjustified lines of text
an unjustified margin
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Trade groups representing banks fought these regulations in court, fending off rules that would have saved Americans billions of dollars in fees but that the industry called poorly considered or unjustified.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
To have done anything less would have been an admission that there was something wrong with what his supporters did on Jan. 6, or that the cause of overturning the 2020 election was somehow unjustified, or that anyone defending Mr. Trump’s view of the world had erred.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Kyiv and its allies accuse Putin of an unjustified attack in order to seize more territory for his country.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Experts called that criticism unjustified as well, and a Finnish official said that raking for leaves and needles is not a typical feature of Finnish fire prevention.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
To have done anything less would have been an admission that there was something wrong with what his supporters did on Jan. 6, or that the cause of overturning the 2020 election was somehow unjustified, or that anyone defending Mr. Trump’s view of the world had erred.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Kyiv and its allies accuse Putin of an unjustified attack in order to seize more territory for his country.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Experts called that criticism unjustified as well, and a Finnish official said that raking for leaves and needles is not a typical feature of Finnish fire prevention.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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