inequity

(ĭn-ĕk'wĭ-tē)
n., pl., -ties.

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

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These two words are related in form, meaning, and derivation. Inequity is the opposite of equity and means 'inequality, unfairness, injustice':

He believes that politicians need to tackle the inequities that divide society—Times Educational Supplement, 2007.

Iniquity means 'gross injustice, wickedness':

It is easy for a well-fed English woman like myself to...protest about the iniquity of racial prejudice—M. & L. Hoy, 1991.

In some uses iniquity seems to have been used when inequity was meant, but it rarely happens the other way round:

I suggest this iniquity be removed as soon as possible—Daily Telegraph, 1992.

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noun

1. Lack of justice: iniquity, injustice, unfairness, unjustness, wrong. See law, right/wrong.
2. An act that is not just: disservice, injustice, raw deal, wrong. Law injury. See law, right/wrong.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - uretfærdighed, urimelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongerechtigheid, ongelijkheid

Français (French)
n. - injustice, iniquité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ungerechtigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αδικία

Italiano (Italian)
ingiustizia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - injustiça (f)

Русский (Russian)
несправедливость

Español (Spanish)
n. - injusticia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - orättfärdighet, orättvisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不公平, 不公正

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不公平, 不公正

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불공평, 불공평한 사례

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不公正, 不公平

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ظلم, جور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אי צדק, איפה ואיפה, משוא פנים‬

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