injustice
Violation of rights
Injustice is unfairness or the violation of what is right—the absence or opposite of justice.
It can describe a system that treats people unequally racial injustice, a specific wrong The verdict was an injustice, or the general condition of unfairness a world full of injustice.
To do someone an injustice is to judge or treat them unfairly.
Contrary to fact
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- indignityHumiliating or degrading treatment
- harmInjury or damage
injury · offense · affront · mistreatment · complaint · protest · outcry · resentment
Unequal distribution of resources
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
segregation · apartheid · redlining · exclusion · exploitation · colonialism · imperialism · hegemony
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
racism · sexism · ageism · homophobia · stereotyping · intolerance · xenophobia · profiling
Punishable illegal act
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- malfeasanceUnlawful act by officeholder
atrocity · scandal · misdeed · offense · exploitation · cronyism · bribery · fraud
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- mistreatmentCruel or harmful behavior
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
maltreatment · cruelty · brutality · torture · scapegoating · targeting · hounding · vilification
Unjust exercise of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
subjugation · domination · repression · dictatorship · autocracy · coercion · persecution · enslavement
Breaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
contravention · denial · deprivation · trampling · disregard · overreach · overstepping · usurpation
wrong
Contrary to fact
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- indignityHumiliating or degrading treatment
harm · injury · offense · affront · mistreatment · complaint · protest · outcry · resentment · bitterness
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
disenfranchisement · segregation · apartheid · redlining · exclusion · exploitation · colonialism · imperialism · hegemony · caste
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
bigotry · racism · sexism · ageism · homophobia · stereotyping · intolerance · xenophobia · profiling · scapegoating
crime
Punishable illegal act
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- misconductImproper professional behavior
malfeasance · atrocity · scandal · misdeed · offense · exploitation · cronyism · bribery · fraud · cover-up
persecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- mistreatmentCruel or harmful behavior
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
suffering · maltreatment · cruelty · brutality · torture · scapegoating · targeting · hounding · vilification · dehumanization
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
totalitarianism · subjugation · domination · repression · dictatorship · autocracy · coercion · persecution · enslavement · bondage
breach
Breaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
encroachment · contravention · denial · deprivation · trampling · disregard · overreach · overstepping · usurpation · curtailment
- injusticeinequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice, bigotry
- oppressionoppression, tyranny, racism, repression, secret police
- Prejudiceprejudice, bigotry, intolerance, racism, sexism
- witch huntswitch trials, witch hunt, witch hunts, Salem witch trials, Salem trials
- justicecourtroom, trials, courts, gavel, judges
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
injusticejustice
Fair treatment under law
fairness · equity · rightness · justness · impartiality
injusticelawfulness
Conformity to regulations
legality · due process · rule of law · legal protection · constitutional rights
injusticeintegrity
Moral soundness and consistency
righteousness · uprightness · honor · honesty · ethics
- racial injusticeBias against ethnic groups
- social injusticeUnfair treatment by institutions
- sense of injustice
- injustice collectorPerson accumulating perceived wrongs