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inequity

  (ĭn-ĕk'wĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl. -ties.
  1. Injustice; unfairness.
  2. An instance of injustice or unfairness: discerned some inequities in the criminal justice system.

 
 
Thesaurus: inequity

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.

 
WordNet: inequity
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: partiality that is not fair or equitable
  Synonym: unfairness

Meaning #2: injustice by virtue of not being equitable
  Synonym: unfairness
  Antonym: equity (meaning #3)


 
Translations: Translations for: Inequity

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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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