terrible injustice

collocation in English

meaningsofterribleandinjustice

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terrible
adjective
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/ˈter.ə.bəl/us
/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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injustice
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/us
/ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
(an example of) a situation in which there is no fairness ...
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(Definition ofterribleandinjusticefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The families have suffered aterribleinjustice.
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You cannot surely try to save money by doing aterribleinjusticeto the young children of the country.
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Is not there aterribleinjusticein the difference between the two categories?
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It is aterribleinjustice, a frightful inequality.
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It seems to me aterribleinjustice.
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Recent cases have shown theterribleinjusticewhen that happens, and the public are right to demand action.
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It is possible to say that it is aterribleinjusticeto make one rule for existing placements and a new rule for new placements.
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If, as many believe, aterribleinjusticehas been done to those men, each year that passes compounds that injustice.
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There would beterribleinjusticein certain cases, and therefore we are in honour bound to oppose your policy.
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The total cost of rectifying thatterribleinjusticewould be very modest indeed.
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The man is mentally ill now, and he feels that he is suffering aterribleinjustice.
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It is aterribleinjusticeand an indictment of our country.
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However, there is genuine andterribleinjusticein the region, and a problem with continuing violence.
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Would that not be the mostterribleinjusticebetween various areas in the country?
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I have no intention of refusing to talk about the grave andterribleinjusticethat may be done to these two women.
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There can be no doubt that aterribleinjusticehas been done, if only through misunderstanding.
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It is aterribleinjusticeto penalise a soldier who gets wounded in this way.
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There is aterribleinjusticewhen one person can buy and another cannot.
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May we have a statement next week to correct thisterribleinjustice?
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Believe me, we feel strongly about this, not on any personal ground, but because we feel that aterribleinjusticeis being done to these unfortunate people.
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