Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Injustice; unfairness.
- noun An instance of injustice or unfairness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lack of equity or abstract justice; disagreement with equitable principles; injustice; also, an unjust action or proceeding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Lack of equity; injustice; wrong.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A lack of
justice ;injustice . - noun An
unjust act; adisservice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
Etymologies
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Examples
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The popular press calls it envy; Dr. Range prefers the term inequity aversion.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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The popular press calls it envy; Dr. Range prefers the term inequity aversion.
Dogs know 2008
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I remember from my old Organizational Psychology that while money isn't a motivator, "inequity" is a demotivator.
Executive Compensation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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1 We use the term inequity in preference to inequality, following the definitions articulated by Whitehead.
Latest headlines from BMJ Tugwell 2010
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The inequity is in MediCARE payments; not Medicaid.
You Haven’t Seen Gov. Gregoire Act This Gubernatorial Since Her Days as AG. « PubliCola 2010
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Which means that the real inequity is even WORSE than what I said.
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Fixing inequity is a prerequisite for constructing a healthy and just economy.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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Which means that the real inequity is even WORSE than what I said.
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Fixing inequity is a prerequisite for constructing a healthy and just economy.
Guest Post:: What stimulus could mean if it included the formerly incarcerated 2009
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Less inequity is perceived because stock options are generally available.
Executive Compensation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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