injustice

不当な扱い、不正

誰かが公平に扱われない行為や状況。

やさしい英語で： An act or situation in which someone is treated unfairly.

• His unfair punishment was an injustice.
• They protested against the injustices they had suffered.
• We must correct this injustice.

使い方： do someone an injustice (You do her an injustice by assuming she lied.)

類義語： wrong, unfairness

反対語： justice

よく使う表現： suffer an injustice, a grave injustice, fight injustice

不公正、不正義

社会やある状況で、公平な扱いや判断が欠けていること。

やさしい英語で： The lack of fair treatment or fair decisions in a society or situation.

• Injustice makes people angry.
• She dedicated her life to fighting social injustice.
• The report exposed widespread injustice in the legal system.

類義語： unfairness, inequity

反対語： justice, fairness

よく使う表現： social injustice, widespread injustice, fight injustice

権利侵害、不当な扱い

人が持つべき権利を奪う不当な扱い。

やさしい英語で： Unfair treatment that denies people the rights they should have.

• They marched against racial injustice.
• Denying workers basic rights is a serious injustice.
• The victims demanded an end to these injustices.

使い方： injustice against someone (The campaign challenged injustice against minority communities.)

類義語： wrong, oppression

反対語： justice

よく使う表現： racial injustice, suffer injustice, injustice against someone