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injustice
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French injustice, from Latin iniustitia. Equivalent to in- +? justice.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?d??s.t?s/
Noun
injustice (countable and uncountable, plural injustices)
- Absence of justice; unjustice.
- Violation of the rights of another person or people.
- Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just.
Usage notes
- Injustice and unjust use different prefixes, as French injustice was borrowed into English, while unjust was formed as un- + just. The spelling injust, from French injuste, is very rarely used, and unjustice, from un- + justice, is nonstandard.
Synonyms
- justicelessness
- unjustice (nonstandard)
- wrong
- wrength
Related terms
- just
- justice
- unjust
- injust, injustly (rare)
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin ini?stitia, inj?stitia, from iniustus (“unjust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.?ys.tis/
Noun
injustice f (plural injustices)
- injustice
Related terms
- justice
- injuste
Further reading
- “injustice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Verb
injustice
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of injustiçar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of injustiçar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of injustiçar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of injustiçar
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exaction
English
Etymology
From Middle English exaccion, from Middle French exaction, from Old French, from Latin ex?cti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???zæk??n/
Noun
exaction (countable and uncountable, plural exactions)
- The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
- extortion.
- That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
Translations
References
- exaction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- exaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- cinoxate
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exacti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
exaction f (plural exactions)
- extortion
- exaction
References
- “exaction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
exaction
- Alternative form of exaccion
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