Right
Right adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: trying to do what is right
Unjust
Unjust adjective - Violating principles of justice.
Usage example: unjust punishment
Nearby Words: unjustified, unjustly
Both words in one sentence
- You would think (if you believe in an afterlife for the just and unjust) that the saint would go to one and the sinner would go to the other, right?
Source: Only One Afterlife - The Spectre ends up discovering that the Joker has no functioning conscience, and thus can't tell right from wrong — and it would be unjust to kill him when he isn't consciously evil.
Source: Joker Immunity / Comic Books - Their orders are absolute, not even captains have the power or right to question a decision that's been made, even when their decisions are unjust.
Source: The Government
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