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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Where the film fails is the unnecessary and completely unjustified (as per the storyline) use of a horror track, and more often than not stereotypical treatment of the Indian small-town milleu.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In two cases, judges ruled that Koester made unjustified arrests.
—Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
The assumption was that all advisors deliver the same returns, which made my higher fee seem unjustified.
—James Brewer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
James, for example, reflecting on his son Bronny’s cardiac arrest in the summer of 2023, Butler coping with the death of his dad, Tatum bonding with his son Deuce, and Sabonis talking about a wholly unjustified All-Star game snub.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In two cases, judges ruled that Koester made unjustified arrests.
—Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
The assumption was that all advisors deliver the same returns, which made my higher fee seem unjustified.
—James Brewer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
James, for example, reflecting on his son Bronny’s cardiac arrest in the summer of 2023, Butler coping with the death of his dad, Tatum bonding with his son Deuce, and Sabonis talking about a wholly unjustified All-Star game snub.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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