unjust

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Contrary to how it’s mostly reported, the just-war tradition doesn’t give the pope any special authority on whether a war is just or unjust.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Class-action lawsuits already are alleging unjust enrichment, as many companies that passed along tariffs to consumers through higher prices are now getting refunds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

It also was a place with "no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialisation of evil, no unjust profit, but only dignity, understanding and forgiveness."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Immigrant-rights advocates argued the repeal of the special protection would be cruel and unjust to migrants who have established lives and careers in this country.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

“It was unjust, he had by then decided, “and was acquiesced in merely from a fear of disunion, while our government was still in its infant state.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis