unjust

[US]/ʌn'dʒʌst/
[UK]/'ʌn'dʒʌst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. unfair, not just, lacking justice

Phrases & Collocations

unjust enrichment

Example Sentences

resistance to unjust laws.

refuse to submit to an unjust decision

It was unjust of them not to hear my side.

he was the apostle of revolution against unjust government.

An unjust war is foredoomed to failure.

An unjust cause finds little support.

unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)

It is unjust and unlawful to discriminate against people of other races.

The unjust peace agreement set the scene for another war.

The law, in its present form, is unjust; it needs modification.

They were unjust to the eagle, we are unjust to the fleur-de-lys.It seems that we must always have something to proscribe!Does it serve any purpose to ungild the crown of Louis XIV.

My duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests. Somethingoppressive weighs one down in body or spirit, as by subjection to an overpowering natural influence or to the harsh or unjust exercise of power:

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