unjust

Adjective

Meaning

Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation.

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Examples

None of us offers resistance when he is seized, or avenges himself for your unjust violence, although our people are numerous and plentiful...it is not lawful for us to hate, and so we please God more when we render no requital for injury...we repay your hatred with kindness. Cyprian

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. Leo Tolstoy

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith. Anton Chekhov

It is better to be the victim of injustice than to be unjust yourself. Cameroon Proverb

Never give a sword to a fool or power to an unjust man. Greek Proverb

To obtain that which is just we must ask that which is unjust. Latin Proverb

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