iniquity

in·iq·ui·ty  (-nkw-t)

n. pl. in·iq·ui·ties

1. Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.

2. A grossly immoral act; a sin.

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[Middle English iniquite, from Old French, from Latin inquits, from inquus, unjust, harmful : in-, not; see in-¹ + aequus, equal.]

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iniquity [ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice

2. a wicked act; sin

[from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in-¹ + aequus even, level; see equal]

iniquitous  adj

iniquitously  adv

iniquitousness  n

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iniquity - Absence of moral or spiritual values or an unjust act, it is a combination of in-, "not," and aequus, "equal, just," from Latin.

See also related terms for moral.

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inequity, iniquity - Inequity is "injustice, unfairness"; iniquity refers to "immorality, sin, wickedness."

See also related terms for sin.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	iniquity - absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" dark, wickedness, darkness condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" foulness - disgusting wickedness and immorality; "he understood the foulness of sin"; "his display of foulness deserved severe punishment"; "mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed"
	2.	iniquity - morally objectionable behavior       evil, wickedness, immorality evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" devilry, deviltry - wicked and cruel behavior foul play - unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence) irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act sexual immorality - the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions"
	3.	iniquity - an unjust act                         injustice, shabbiness, unfairness actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"

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iniquity

noun wickedness, wrong, crime, evil, sin, offence, injustice, wrongdoing, misdeed, infamy, abomination, sinfulness, baseness, unrighteousness, heinousness, evildoing He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
justice, virtue, integrity, goodness, morality, honesty, fairness, righteousness, uprightness

Translations

iniquity [ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ] N → iniquidad f, injusticia f iniquities [of system] → injusticias fpl, iniquidades fpl; [of person] → excesos mpl, desmanes mpl

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iniquity [ɪˈnɪkwɪti] n → iniquité f

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iniquity

n (no pl: = wickedness) → Ungeheuerlichkeit f; (= sin) → Missetat f; (= crime) → Gräueltat f ? den

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iniquity [ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ] n → iniquità f inv

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iniquity

n iniquity [iˈnikwiti]

(an act of) wickedness. verderflikheid ظُلْم، مَظْلَمَه несправедливост zločinnost ondskabsfuldhed die Bosheit κακοήθεια, αδικία iniquidad ülekohus شرارت pahuus iniquité רֶשָׁע अन्याय, दुष्टता nepravda bűn kejahatan siðleysi iniquità 不正 사악 blogas poelgis netaisnība; nekrietnība ketidakadilan onrechtvaardigheid ondskap, syndighet niegodziwość maldade nedreptate; răutate несправедливость zločinnosť krivičnost nepravda ondska, syndfullhet ความอยุติธรรม kötülük 不義行為 злісність بدی điều tội lỗi 不义行为