as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
For the unjust enrichment claim, Musk's attorneys will try to prove that OpenAI, Altman and Brockman used those contributions for unauthorized commercial purposes.
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Ashley Capoot,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
With Musk dropping two fraud allegations last week, the claims the jury will consider are breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
The unjust taking flips the relationship between the government and the individual that the American ideal established.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Facing a brutal system throughout her incarceration – compounded by her transgender identity and HIV-positive diagnosis – Dee taught herself the law from within the prison library, working to fight an unjust system for herself and others.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Capoot,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
With Musk dropping two fraud allegations last week, the claims the jury will consider are breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
The unjust taking flips the relationship between the government and the individual that the American ideal established.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Facing a brutal system throughout her incarceration – compounded by her transgender identity and HIV-positive diagnosis – Dee taught herself the law from within the prison library, working to fight an unjust system for herself and others.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
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Rich Batenburg, founder and CEO of The Clear Brands, says competitors in the marijuana industry who skirt the rules gain unfair advantages and present public health risks to patients and consumers.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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For the early architects, food was always political and thus, so too was food justice—a direct affront to unfair systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gill's decision came after Scott's lawyer requested to suspend the trial on the grounds that the grandparents had not met the state statute requiring them to prove Scott's decision to keep them from seeing Laila was unreasonable.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Keirans, 59, argued the 144-month prison term was unreasonable and that special conditions of supervised release were improper.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The fundamental processes governing brain health — genetics, neural and synaptic plasticity, and neuroinflammation — do not respect the arbitrary boundaries drawn between neurology and psychiatry.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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White-Jacket did cause a stir with its discussion of the arbitrary and cruel use of flogging in the US Navy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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