Collocations for injustice - noun
ADJ.
cruel, grave, great, gross, terrible | perceived | racial, social
VERB + INJUSTICE
experience, suffer
He suffered the injustice of being punished for a crime which he did not commit.
He suffered the injustice of being punished for a crime which he did not commit.
regard sth as
The trial was regarded as the greatest injustice of the post-war criminal justice system.
The trial was regarded as the greatest injustice of the post-war criminal justice system.
cause (law), commit, do (sb/yourself)
She remains adamant that an injustice was done. | We may have been doing him an injustice (= criticizing him unfairly). This work is good.
She remains adamant that an injustice was done. | We may have been doing him an injustice (= criticizing him unfairly). This work is good.
expose
a novel that sets out to expose social injustice
a novel that sets out to expose social injustice
fight against, protest against, speak out against, struggle against, work against
She was acclaimed for speaking out against injustice.
She was acclaimed for speaking out against injustice.
correct, remedy
people who work hard to correct society''s injustices
people who work hard to correct society''s injustices
stop
PREP.
~ by
a terrible injustice by the police
a terrible injustice by the police
~ to
It would be an injustice to the man to imprison him for life.
It would be an injustice to the man to imprison him for life.
PHRASES
the injustice of it all
She was overwhelmed by the injustice of it all (= of the situation).
She was overwhelmed by the injustice of it all (= of the situation).
a sense of injustice, a victim of injustice