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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
inequity
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ There are many inequities in our health-care system.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inequity

Inequity \In*eq"ui*ty\, n. Lack of equity; injustice; wrong. ``Some form of inequity.''
--H. Spencer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
inequity

1550s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + equity. Formed from the same elements as iniquity, but natively. Related: Inequities.

Wiktionary
inequity

n. 1 A lack of justice; injustice. 2 An unjust act; a disservice.

WordNet
inequity

  1. n. partiality that is not fair or equitable [syn: unfairness] [ant: fairness]

  2. injustice by virtue of not being equitable [syn: unfairness] [ant: fairness, fairness]

Usage examples of "inequity".

She spoke of recruiting among my herd as warriors in a battle meant to right some of the inequities between Virtu and Verite.

Odd, then, that this rebellion had had nothing to do with such inequities, that in truth it had been little more than a struggle between those who would be in charge.

To some extent, the regimes are themselves to blame, having deflected criticism of their own political and economic inequities onto Israel and the United States.

But if our present method of education isn't, or wasn't, eradicating the inequities, what would you suggest as the course of action?