inequity

inequity

unfairness; bias; favoritism: She treated her two sons with inequity.

Not to be confused with:

iniquity – wickedness; unrighteousness; evildoing, infamy, depravity; gross injustice: I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore, I die in exile.

in·eq·ui·ty

 (ĭn-ĕk′wĭ-tē)

n. pl. in·eq·ui·ties

1. Injustice; unfairness.

2. An instance of injustice or unfairness: discerned some inequities in the criminal justice system.

inequity

(ɪnˈɛkwɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. lack of equity; injustice; unfairness

2. an unjust or unfair act, sentence, etc

in•eq•ui•ty

(ɪnˈɛk wɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. lack of equity; unfairness.

2. an unfair circumstance or proceeding.

[1550–60]

inequity

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

See also related terms for sin.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inequity - injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards unfairness gamesmanship - the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game unjustness, injustice - the practice of being unjust or unfair fairness, equity - conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"

inequity

noun unfairness, prejudice, bias, injustice, discrimination, one-sidedness, unjustness Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.

inequity

noun

1. Lack of justice:

iniquity, injustice, unfairness, unjustness, wrong.

2. An act that is not just:

disservice, injustice, raw deal, wrong.

Law: injury.

Translations

inégalité

ingiustiziainiquità

inequity

[ɪnˈekwɪtɪ] N → injusticia f

inequity

[ɪnˈɛkwɪti] n

(= inequality) → inégalité f

(= unfairness) → injustice f

inequity

n → Ungerechtigkeit f

inequity

[ɪnˈɛkwɪtɪ] n (frm) → ingiustizie fpl