"Injustice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Injustices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Injustice (plural Injustices)
  1. (humorous, derogatory) Justice (title of a justice of court), seen as being unjust. Tags: derogatory, humorous Categories (topical): Titles

Inflected forms

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