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Undue vs Unjust - What's the difference?

undue | unjust |

As adjectives the difference between undue and unjust

is that undue is excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient while unjust is not fair, just or right.

undue

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
    • To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.
  • That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
  • (of a payment etc) Not owing or payable.

    • Derived terms

    * undueful * undue influence * undueness * unduly

    unjust

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not fair, just or right.
    • The solution was very unjust .

    Synonyms

    * unfair

    Antonyms

    * just

    Related terms

    * justice * injustice

    Usage notes

    Beware that unjust and injustice use different prefixes (French injustice was borrowed into English, but injuste was not). injust'' is archaic and ''unjustice is obsolete.