injustices
Unfair treatment cases
Injustices is the plural of injustice—instances of unfair treatment or violations of rights.
The word often appears in discussions of systemic wrongs: historical injustices against Indigenous peoples, the injustices of the criminal justice system.
To right past injustices is to correct or compensate for them.
Unjust or harmful acts
- abusesMisuses or mistreats
- violationsBreaches of rules
- atrocitiesExtremely cruel acts
- crimesUnlawful acts
offenses · transgressions · grievances · inequities · outrages · miscarriages · infringements · deprivations
Unjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- segregationForced separation by group
- apartheidRacial separation policy
colonialism · imperialism · exploitation · marginalization · disenfranchisement · subjugation · persecution · hegemony
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
homophobia · ableism · ageism · misogyny · antisemitism · colorism · casteism · stereotyping
Being made to suffer
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- mistreatmentCruel or harmful behavior
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
harassment · wrongdoing · violation · slander · defamation · scapegoating · retaliation · bullying
Compensation for historical wrongs
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- redressCompensation for injury
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
prosecution · truth commission · reconciliation · apology · acknowledgment · memorialization · reform · advocacy
Ownership of people
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
Trail of Tears · partition · Jim Crow · genocide · pogroms · ethnic cleansing · Tulsa massacre · comfort women
Erroneous guilty verdict
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
false imprisonment · judicial bias · unlawful detention · exoneration · innocence · appeal · travesty · kangaroo court
Severe lack of resources
- wage theftEmployer withholding earned compensation
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- housing discriminationUnequal treatment in property access
- environmental racismDisproportionate pollution burden on minorities
wealth gap · labor exploitation · sweatshop · child labor · trafficking · untouchability · carceral
wrongs
Unjust or harmful acts
- abusesMisuses or mistreats
- violationsBreaches of rules
- atrocitiesExtremely cruel acts
crimes · offenses · transgressions · grievances · inequities · outrages · miscarriages · infringements · deprivations · indignities
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- segregationForced separation by group
apartheid · colonialism · imperialism · exploitation · marginalization · disenfranchisement · subjugation · persecution · hegemony · casteism
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
xenophobia · homophobia · ableism · ageism · misogyny · antisemitism · colorism · casteism · stereotyping · profiling
victimization
Being made to suffer
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- mistreatmentCruel or harmful behavior
persecution · harassment · wrongdoing · violation · slander · defamation · scapegoating · retaliation · bullying · gaslighting
reparations
Compensation for historical wrongs
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- redressCompensation for injury
- compensationPayment for services rendered
accountability · prosecution · truth commission · reconciliation · apology · acknowledgment · memorialization · reform · advocacy · activism
slavery
Ownership of people
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
internment · Trail of Tears · partition · Jim Crow · genocide · pogroms · ethnic cleansing · Tulsa massacre · comfort women · Windrush
wrongful conviction
Erroneous guilty verdict
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
bribery · false imprisonment · judicial bias · unlawful detention · exoneration · innocence · appeal · travesty · kangaroo court · show trial
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- wage theftEmployer withholding earned compensation
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- housing discriminationUnequal treatment in property access
environmental racism · wealth gap · labor exploitation · sweatshop · child labor · trafficking · untouchability · carceral
injusticesjustices
Administrators of law
justice · fairness · equity · equities · fair treatment
injusticesrights
Justified claims to freedoms
entitlements · protections · liberties · freedoms · human rights
injusticesmercies
Acts of forgiveness
kindnesses · compassion · benevolence · humaneness · respect
- racial injusticeBias against ethnic groups
- social injusticeUnfair treatment by institutions
- sense of injustice
- injustice collectorPerson accumulating perceived wrongs