/i nik"wi tee/ , n. , pl. iniquities .
1. gross injustice or wickedness.
2. a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.
[ 1300-50; ME iniquitas unevenness, unfairness, equiv. to iniqu ( us ) uneven, unfair ( in- IN- 3 + -iquus, comb. form of aequus even, EQUAL) + -itas -ITY ]
Syn. 1. evildoing, infamy, depravity, knavery.