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iniquity

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in⋅iq⋅ui⋅ty

  [i-nik-wi-tee]
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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

Synonyms:
1. evildoing, infamy, depravity, knavery.
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in·iq·ui·ty   (ĭ-nĭk'wĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. in·iq·ui·ties

  1. Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

iniquity 
c.1300, from O.Fr. iniquité, from L. iniquitatem (nom. iniquitas) "unequalness, injustice," noun of quality from iniquus "unjust, unequal," from in- "not" + æquus "just, equal."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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