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"word": "vääryys"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "an unjust act",
"word": "ingiustizia"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "an unjust act",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "injustiça"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nespravedlívostʹ",
"sense": "an unjust act",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "несправедли́вость"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an unjust act",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "orättvisa"
}
],
"word": "unfairness"
}
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