commit an injustice

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

To perform an act that is unfair or unjust.

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Examples (10)

  • To withhold crucial evidence would be to commit an injustice against the defendant.
  • The judge warned against any actions that might commit an injustice to either party.
  • Historically, many governments have been accused of seeking to commit grave injustices against minority groups.
  • We must be vigilant not to commit an injustice when seeking retribution.
  • By ignoring their pleas, the council will commit a serious injustice to the local residents.
  • He argued that the system was designed to commit injustices rather than prevent them.
  • To condemn someone without a fair hearing is to commit a fundamental injustice.
  • If we rush this decision, we risk committing a terrible injustice.
  • They believe the new policy will commit an economic injustice to the working class.
  • The lawyer vowed not to let the court commit such an injustice against his client.