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Definition of unjust :
1. Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.
2. Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation.
Synonyms:
cheating, below the belt, dirty, raw, unsporting, fair
illegal (part of speech: adjective)
illegitimate, forbidden, unlawful, unauthorized, taboo, bootleg, lawless, actionable, illegal, illicit, verboten, punishable, offensive, criminal, wrongful, unconstitutional, unlicensed, felonious
unjust (part of speech: adjective)
unequal, uneven, biased, foul, partisan, discriminatory, prejudiced, partial, inequitable, unjustifiable, one-sided, unsportsmanlike, venal, unfair
Usage examples:
- And she went over such a lot of unjust laws that I didn't know but she wuz right, and that we wuz jest about as bad off in some things. - "Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife", Marietta Holley.
- I am in ignorance of your intentions still, but I am willing to believe that you are bent upon no desperate or unjust enterprise. - "The Golden Rock", Ernest Glanville.
- I am unjust, say you? - "Vendetta A Story of One Forgotten", Marie Corelli.