unjustified

unjustified
un·jus·ti·fied /ˌən-'jəs-tə-ˌfīd/ adj: not justified
an unjustified intrusion

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

unjustified
index arbitrary, gratuitous (unwarranted), illegal, partial (biased), unauthorized, undue (excessive), unjustifiable, unwarranted

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • unjustified — (adj.) mid 14c., not punished or executed, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of JUSTIFY (Cf. justify). Meaning not proven to be right or proper is attested from 1680s …   Etymology dictionary

  • unjustified — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not justified …   English terms dictionary

  • unjustified — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unjustified — adj. 1) completely, totally unjustified 2) unjustified in (she was unjustified in complaining) * * * [ʌn dʒʌstɪfaɪd] totally unjustified completely unjustified in (she was unjustified in complaining) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unjustified — [[t]ʌ̱nʤʌ̱stɪfaɪd[/t]] ADJ If you describe a belief or action as unjustified, you think that there is no good reason for having it or doing it. Your report last week was unfair. It was based upon wholly unfounded and totally unjustified… …   English dictionary

  • unjustified — adjective criticism, bad treatment etc that is unjustified is unfair: I think your criticisms of Mr Ward are completely unjustified …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unjustified — un|just|i|fied [ʌnˈdʒʌstıfaıd] adj done without an acceptable reason ▪ unjustified price increases …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unjustified — un|jus|ti|fied [ ʌn dʒʌstı,faıd ] adjective not fair or based on any good reason: We reject these allegations as wholly unjustified …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unjustified — Невыключенный набор (Unjustified)     Набор, не выключенный по обоим краям полосы набора, не набранный с полной выключкой [выравнивание строк относительно боковых краев полосы]. В зависимости от характера выключки это может быть набор со… …   Шрифтовая терминология

  • unjustified — UK [ʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd] / US [ʌnˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪd] adjective not fair, or not based on any good reason We reject these allegations as wholly unjustified …   English dictionary

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