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unjustly

adverb as in unfairly

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The group warned Saudi dissidents, journalists, and human rights activists were being unjustly detained.

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Combs' lawyers have also argued that he was unjustly convicted under the Mann Act and applying the 1910 law to Combs' case is "unprecedented".

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But "unfortunately and I think unjustly, this puts them at risk", he continued.

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Pro-Palestinian students, who have held multiple rallies and events — including a film screening on Royce Quad in April — have complained police unjustly and aggressively shut down their actions.

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Boldly experimental in both form and content, “Beale Street” and “Just Above My Head” were, in Boggs’ view, unjustly criticized, coming at a time when Baldwin’s reputation was on the decline.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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