INIQUITY


Meaning of INIQUITY in English

/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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .