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in·iq·ui·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	gross injustice or wickedness.

2.	a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME < L inīquitās unevenness, unfairness, equiv. to inīqu(us) uneven, unfair (in- in-³ + -īquus, comb. form of aequus even, equal) + -itās -ity

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—Synonyms 1. evildoing, infamy, depravity, knavery.

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in·iq·ui·ty Audio Help (ĭ-nĭk'wĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. in·iq·ui·ties

Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
A grossly immoral act; a sin.

[Middle English iniquite, from Old French, from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus, unjust, harmful : in-, not; see in-¹ + aequus, equal.]

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