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unjust

(ʌndʒʌst)
adjective
If you describe an action, system, or law as unjust, you think that it treats a person or group badly in a way that they do not deserve.
The attack on Charles was deeply unjust.
He spent 25 years campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws.
Synonyms: unfair, prejudiced, biased, wrong More Synonyms of unjust
unjustly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
She was unjustly accused of stealing money and then given the sack.

unjust in British English

(ʌnˈdʒʌst)
adjective
not in accordance with accepted standards of fairness or justice; unfair
Derived forms
unjustly (unˈjustly)
adverb
unjustness (unˈjustness)
noun

unjust in American English

(ʌnˈdʒʌst)
adjective
1. 
not just or right; unfair; contrary to justice
2.  Obsolete
dishonest or unfaithful
Derived forms
unjustly (unˈjustly)
adverb
unjustness (unˈjustness)
noun

Examples of 'unjust' in a sentence
unjust

It is completely unfair and unjust to attack the weakest and most vulnerable in this society.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The unjust system of taxation underlined huge disparities in wealth.
Deborah Cadbury THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII (2002)
Their connection was born of a determination to resist an unjust law.
Christianity Today (2000)
As a result the system was structurally unfair and unjust.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is time to end this unjust system.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What is "fair" or "just" to one person may seem unfair and unjust to another.
Marius, Richard A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995)
The entire process is deeply unjust.
The Sun (2012)
That is simply unfair and unjust.
The Sun (2013)
This seems a grossly unjust system.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He could also be irascible, most especially about unjust or unfair behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's hypocrisy that is imposed on them by a ridiculous and unjust system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's a very unjust system but you have to work within it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I think it would be totally unfair and totally unjust.
The Sun (2009)
I remember my first reaction was feeling that it was unfair and unjust.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For years he refused to pay his poll tax, on the grounds that his money would fund an unjust government.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You are unfair and unjust.
Elizabeth Gaskell North and South (1855)
If you are rich you have to prove that you are honest, whereas if you are poor it is because society is unjust.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But in all three, the catalyst for revolution was unjust, undemocratic government.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He had been sentenced to 21 months for the theft of a handbag in 2007 and considered it deeply unjust.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
unjust

British English: unjust ADJECTIVE
If you describe an action, system, or law as unjust, you think that it treats a person or group badly in a way that they do not deserve.
The attack on them was unjust.
  • American English: unjust
  • Brazilian Portuguese: injusto
  • Chinese: 不公正的
  • European Spanish: injusto
  • French: injuste
  • German: ungerecht
  • Italian: ingiusto
  • Japanese: 不当な
  • Korean: 부당한
  • European Portuguese: injusto
  • Latin American Spanish: injusto

Chinese translation of 'unjust'

unjust

(ʌnˈdʒʌst)

adj

  1. [action, treatment, society, law] 不公正的 (bù gōngzhèng de)
(adjective) 
Definition
not fair or just
campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws
Synonyms
unfair
Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.
prejudiced
She complains that her social worker was prejudiced against her.
biased
The judge was biased.
wrong
It was wrong of you to disrespect her.
one-sided
She gave a very one-sided account of the affair.
partial
Some of the umpiring in the tournament was partial.
partisan
He is too partisan to be a referee.
unjustified
The commission concluded that the police action was unjustified.
wrongful
his protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder
undeserved
inequitable
The system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.
unmerited
Opposites
just,
fair
,
equitable
,
right
,
justified
,
ethical
,
impartial
,
unbiased

Additional synonyms

in the sense of biased
The judge was biased.
Synonyms
prejudiced,
weighted,
one-sided,
partial,
distorted,
swayed,
warped,
slanted,
embittered,
predisposed,
jaundiced
in the sense of inequitable
Definition
unjust or unfair
The system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.
Synonyms
unfair,
prejudiced,
biased,
one-sided,
partial,
partisan,
unjust,
discriminatory,
preferential
in the sense of one-sided
Definition
considering or favouring only one side of a matter
She gave a very one-sided account of the affair.
Synonyms
biased,
prejudiced,
weighted,
twisted,
coloured,
unfair,
partial,
distorted,
partisan,
warped,
slanted,
unjust,
discriminatory,
lopsided

Synonyms of 'unjust'

unjust

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of partial
Definition
biased
Some of the umpiring in the tournament was partial.
Synonyms
biased,
prejudiced,
discriminatory,
partisan,
influenced,
unfair,
one-sided,
unjust,
predisposed,
tendentious
in the sense of partisan
Definition
prejudiced or one-sided
He is too partisan to be a referee.
Synonyms
prejudiced,
one-sided,
biased,
partial,
sectarian,
factional,
tendentious
in the sense of prejudiced
She complains that her social worker was prejudiced against her.
Synonyms
biased,
influenced,
unfair,
one-sided,
conditioned,
partial,
partisan,
discriminatory,
bigoted,
intolerant,
opinionated,
narrow-minded,
jaundiced,
prepossessed
in the sense of unjustified
Definition
not necessary or reasonable
The commission concluded that the police action was unjustified.
Synonyms
wrong,
indefensible,
inexcusable,
unacceptable,
outrageous,
unjust,
unforgivable,
unjustifiable,
unpardonable,
unwarrantable
in the sense of wrong
Definition
not in accordance with correct or conventional rules or standards
It was wrong of you to disrespect her.
Synonyms
bad,
criminal,
illegal,
evil,
unfair,
crooked (informal),
unlawful,
illicit,
immoral,
unjust,
dishonest,
wicked,
sinful,
unethical,
wrongful,
under-the-table,
reprehensible,
dishonourable,
iniquitous,
not cricket (informal),
felonious,
blameworthy
in the sense of wrongful
Definition
unjust or illegal
his protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder
Synonyms
improper,
illegal,
unfair,
inappropriate,
unlawful,
illicit,
immoral,
unjust,
illegitimate,
unethical,
groundless,
criminal
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