HyperDic: unjust

English > 3 senses of the word *unjust*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unjust, unfair	not fair
	all	unjust	violating / violating principles of justice
	all	unjust, inequitable	not equitable or fair

unjust > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnjhah'st
Rhymes	abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...

English > *unjust*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception.
Synonym	unfair
Attribute of	fairness, equity	conformity with rules or standards
Narrower	below the belt	disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing)
	cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike	violating accepted standards or rules
	raw	brutally unfair or harsh
See also	partial	showing favoritism
See also	unjust	violating / violating principles of justice
Opposite	fair, just	Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
Spanish	injusto
Catalan	injust
Nouns	unjustness	the practice of being unjust / unjust / unjust or unfair

English > *unjust*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	violating / violating principles of justice.
Examples	"unjust punishment" "an unjust judge" "an unjust accusation"
Narrower	actionable	affording grounds for legal action
Narrower	wrongful	not just or fair
See also	dishonorable, dishonourable	lacking honor or integrity
	unfair, unjust	not fair
	unrighteous	not righteous
	wrong	contrary to conscience or morality or law
Opposite	just	Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
Spanish	arbitrario, injusto, parcial
Nouns	unjustness	the practice of being unjust / unjust / unjust or unfair
Adverbs	unjustly	in an unjust / unjust / unjust manner

English > *unjust*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	not equitable or fair.
Synonym	inequitable
Opposite	equitable, just	Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
Spanish	desigual, injusto
Nouns	unjustness	the practice of being unjust / unjust / unjust or unfair

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