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

I0120600 (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 -ties1. lack of equity; injustice; unfairness2. 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 standardsunfairnessgamesmanship - the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a gameunjustness, injustice - the practice of being unjust or unfairfairness, 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

noun1. Lack of justice:iniquity, injustice, unfairness, unjustness, wrong.2. An act that is not just:disservice, injustice, raw deal, wrong.Law: injury.

Translations

inégalitéingiustiziainiquità