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injustice (n.)

late 14c., from Old French injustice "unfairness, injustice" (14c.), from Latin iniustitia "unfairness, injustice," from iniustus "unjust, wrongful, unreasonable, improper, oppressive," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + iustus "just" (see just (adj.)). Injust (adj.) is attested from late 15c., from French, but unjust is the usual English word.

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Definitions of injustice from WordNet

injustice (n.)
an unjust act;
Synonyms: unfairness / iniquity / shabbiness
injustice (n.)
the practice of being unjust or unfair;
Synonyms: unjustness
From wordnet.princeton.edu