jauri

How to say it

Meaning

injustice, oppression, or the brutal and arbitrary use of power; a variant of jeuri.

Good to know

l (also ujeuri) injustice, brutality, oppression, mwenye -. tyrant, oppressor, fanya (leta, toa) -. act unjustly/ arbitrarily /tyrannically; adj. unjust, arbitrary, violent, tyrannical. jezi [Engl.~\ jersey, knitted jacket

Examples

• Watu waliteseka chini ya jauri ya mtawala.The people suffered under the ruler's tyranny.
• Hakuwa na haki ya kutenda jauri kwa raia.He had no right to act oppressively toward the citizens.
• Je, mahakama itashughulikia jauri hii?Will the court address this injustice?
• Walikataa kunyamazia jauri iliyofanywa dhidi yao.They refused to stay silent about the injustice done to them.