as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Listen to this article Family members said their younger brother was shot and killed by San Diego police on Friday, condemning his killing as unjust and disputing authorities’ assertion that he was armed.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The act wasn’t fully repealed until 1965, when it was recognized how unjust and discriminatory this legislation was, though elements of it remain in our current system.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
For them, the eviction represents an enormous and unjust loss of both wealth — their homes were their primary assets — and community.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit alleged a veritable shopping list of offenses including breach of contract, unjust enrichment, forgery and wrongful conversion of property.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The act wasn’t fully repealed until 1965, when it was recognized how unjust and discriminatory this legislation was, though elements of it remain in our current system.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
For them, the eviction represents an enormous and unjust loss of both wealth — their homes were their primary assets — and community.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit alleged a veritable shopping list of offenses including breach of contract, unjust enrichment, forgery and wrongful conversion of property.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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Critics argue that the lack of competition and captive audience at airports give vendors unfair pricing power.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump sees tariffs as a tool to protect domestic manufacturing businesses from unfair global competition or to open up open markets such as the EU's so American businesses can sell more freely in them.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
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Companies need to assess their higher costs, and then negotiate with the state regulators who try to protect ratepayers from unreasonable hikes.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Too many leaders seek to lead down by being authoritative, by pushing dictates on people and relentlessly driving forward toward arbitrary goals and deadlines.—
Andrew Deutscher,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The responses, submitted by a fairly arbitrary group of women, range from profound to half-hearted.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The challenge is not the technology itself but rather unequal access to it.—
Sam Sammane,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But despite the canal’s financial success, Panama today is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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