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Unjust

adjective

Not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception. Synonym: unfair. "It was an unfair trial" , "Took an unfair advantage"

Violating principles of justice. "An unjust judge" , "An unjust accusation"

Not equitable or fair. Synonym: inequitable. "Inequitable taxation"

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... surely come upon them at the last day suddenly, as the flood upon the old world, and fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrha, when the just shall be delivered [23] like Lot; for the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished, in the lake of fire; but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, [24] being made drunk with the wine of the Whore's fornication; who despise dominion, and are not afraid to blaspheme glories; for ...

— Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John • Isaac Newton

... is Allah's will,' he continued resignedly. 'And our fate for being driven into an unjust war. I ...

— On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles • Thomas Charles Bridges

... spending the night in talk with Tolstoy, the spy had gone away with a copy of the forbidden manuscript but, unfortunately for himself, having become converted to Tolstoy's views he had later made a full confession to the authorities and had been exiled to Siberia. Tolstoy, holding that it was most unjust to exile the disciple while he, the author of the book, remained at large, had pointed out this inconsistency in an open letter to one of the Moscow newspapers. The discussion of this incident, ...

— Twenty Years At Hull House • Jane Addams

... if you feel the need of hearing before condemning him. Our most sacred duty is to be resolutely unjust towards the ...

— Samuel Brohl & Company • Victor Cherbuliez

... quantity of national land that could be farmed by any particular patrician.[1] Such a law may have been frequently impolitic, because it may have disturbed ancient possessions, but it could never have been unjust; for the property of the land was absolutely fixed in the state. The lands held by the patricians, being divided into extensive tracts, were principally used for pasturage; the small lots assigned to the plebeians were, of necessity, devoted to agriculture. Hence arose the ...

— Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome • Oliver Goldsmith

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