unjustice

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noun

The lack or absence of justice; injustice.

OriginMiddle English unjustice →
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Meanings

noununjustice (plural unjustices)

plural unjustices

  1. The lack or absence of justice; injustice.

    Thrasymachus is willing to attribute to the unjust man power or virtue, but he isunwilling to identify complete unjustice with wisdom or prudence (phronesis).

    1992, Seth Benardete, Socrates' Second Sailing

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
injustice

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunjustice
  2. Englishunjustice

From Middle English unjustice, equivalent to un- + justice; compare unjust, injustice.

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APA

unjustice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjustice

MLA

“unjustice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjustice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unjustice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjustice.

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