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Unrechtsjustiz

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German

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a plaque remembering victims of National Socialist unjust justice

Etymology

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From Unrecht (injustice) +‎ -s- +‎ Justiz (justice, judiciary).

Noun

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Unrechtsjustiz f (genitive Unrechtsjustiz, no plural)

  1. unjust justice; justice, carried out according to laws but perceived as injustice according to higher or other laws
    • 2017 June 15, Rebecca Harms, (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]:
      Das Erschreckendste an diesem Fall des Journalisten Äfqan Muxtarlı ist aber, dass die Unrechtsjustiz offensichtlich nicht nur in Aserbaidschan funktioniert, sondern dass der Arm aus Aserbaidschan bis Georgien reicht.
      The most frightening thing about the case of journalist Äfqan Muxtarlı is that the unjust justice system evidently works not only in Azerbaijan, but that the arm extends from Azerbaijan to Georgia.

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