Unjust

  • 11unjust — un|just [ ʌn dʒʌst ] adjective an unjust decision, judgment, or action is not fair or reasonable, or is not done according to accepted legal or moral standards: UNFAIR: unjust criticism ╾ un|just|ly adverb …

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  • 12unjust — adjective 1) the assessment was unjust Syn: unfair, prejudiced, prejudicial, biased, inequitable, discriminatory, partisan, partial, one sided, jaundiced Ant: fair 2) an unjust attack …

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  • 13unjust — UK [ʌnˈdʒʌst] / US adjective an unjust decision, judgment, or action is not fair or reasonable, or is not done according to accepted legal or moral standards Most people agreed that the poll tax was fundamentally unjust. Derived word: unjustly… …

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  • 14unjust — adjective /ʌnˈʤʌst/ Not fair, just or right. The solution was very unjust. Syn: unfair Ant: just See Also: justice …

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  • 15unjust — adj. Unjust is used with these nouns: ↑cause, ↑law, ↑system, ↑treatment …

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  • 16unjust — un|just [ˌʌnˈdʒʌst] adj formal not fair or reasonable = ↑unfair ▪ unjust laws >unjustly adv …

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  • 17unjust — adjective not fair or reasonable: unjust laws unjustly adverb …

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  • 18unjust — Unfair. Contrary to justice. All human actions are either just or unjust as they are in conformity to or in opposition to law. Borden v State, 11 Ark 519 …

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  • 19Unjust enrichment — is a legal term in English law and in several other jurisdictions, denoting a particular type of causative event in which one party is unjustly enriched at the expense of another, and an obligation to make restitution arises, regardless of… …

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  • 20unjust enrichment — unjust en·rich·ment n 1: the retaining of a benefit (as money) conferred by another when principles of equity and justice call for restitution to the other party; also: the retaining of property acquired esp. by fraud from another in… …

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