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Inequitable vs Equitable - What's the difference?

inequitable | equitable |

As adjectives the difference between inequitable and equitable

is that inequitable is unfair; unjust while equitable is just, equitable, fair.

inequitable

English

Adjective

(head)
  • unfair, unequal or unjust

    • equitable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by or having equity.
  • Fair, just, or impartial.
  • * 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 33.
    • I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
  • (legal) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.

    • Related terms

    * equity