inequity
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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.
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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.
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inequity
(ɪnˈɛkwɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. lack of equity; injustice; unfairness
2. an unjust or unfair act, sentence, etc
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in•eq•ui•ty
(ɪnˈɛk wɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. lack of equity; unfairness.
2. an unfair circumstance or proceeding.
[1550–60]
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inequity
, iniquity - Inequity is "injustice, unfairness"; iniquity refers to "immorality, sin, wickedness."See also related terms for sin.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() gamesmanship - the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game unjustness, injustice - the practice of being unjust or unfair |
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inequity
noun unfairness, prejudice, bias, injustice, discrimination, one-sidedness, unjustness Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.
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inequity
noun1. Lack of justice:
2. An act that is not just:
Law: injury.
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inequity
n → Ungerechtigkeit f
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