Etymology

injustice

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Today it means: Absence of justice; unjustice. Full definition →

Middle English injustice ← Old French injustice ← Latin iniustitia
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injustice · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frominiustitia
  2. Old French · derived frominjustice
  3. Middle English · inherited frominjustice
  4. English todayinjustice

From Middle English injustice, from Old French injustice, from Latin iniustitia. Equivalent to in- + justice. Displaced native Old English unrihtwīsnes.

Injustice · noun2

Blend of injustice + Justice

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.