as in wrongs
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustices
The friendship of Adra and Abraham is no sentimental cinematic Band-Aid for agonies or injustices but, rather, a touchstone for both men, who, in confronting each other, confront themselves.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
The communities most vulnerable to this legal trend are those already experiencing the worst environmental injustices.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Disparate impact analysis has been an essential tool in identifying and mitigating environmental injustices that disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In this way, AI serves as a mirror, reflecting our biases, injustices, greed and vulnerabilities.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Even within democracies, injustices happen all the time.
—John Werner, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
More on the Klamath River Basin's near-death experience after being subjected to more than 100 years of mismanagement and injustices and how people and salmon are returning after four dams were removed.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
In this sequence, as in so many others, the camera performs incredible, head-spinning gymnastics, nimbly balancing the hope and promise of Elwood’s world with its ever-present injustices and heartaches.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
At some point, all women are asked to account for themselves, to justify our choices, and to take responsibility even for the injustices done to us.
—Melissa Petro, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
The communities most vulnerable to this legal trend are those already experiencing the worst environmental injustices.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Disparate impact analysis has been an essential tool in identifying and mitigating environmental injustices that disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In this way, AI serves as a mirror, reflecting our biases, injustices, greed and vulnerabilities.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Even within democracies, injustices happen all the time.
—John Werner, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
More on the Klamath River Basin's near-death experience after being subjected to more than 100 years of mismanagement and injustices and how people and salmon are returning after four dams were removed.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
In this sequence, as in so many others, the camera performs incredible, head-spinning gymnastics, nimbly balancing the hope and promise of Elwood’s world with its ever-present injustices and heartaches.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
At some point, all women are asked to account for themselves, to justify our choices, and to take responsibility even for the injustices done to us.
—Melissa Petro, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Injustices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustices. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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