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inequity

[in-ek-wi-tee]

noun

plural

inequities 
  1. lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias.

  2. an unfair circumstance or proceeding.



inequity

/ ɪˈɛɪɪ /

noun

  1. lack of equity; injustice; unfairness

  2. an unjust or unfair act, sentence, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inequity1

First recorded in 1550–60; in- 3 + equity
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In a healthy society government policy moves ahead by taking note of existing inequities and striving to address them.

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Taken together with the threats to public assistance, these potential cuts to local dollars will only worsen the inequities in education, food security and health care access already affecting the district, Bolton said.

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Ramaphosa has called the group who travelled to the US "cowards", saying they do not want to address the inequities of the apartheid era.

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But Ramaphosa said those who wanted to leave were not happy with efforts to address the inequities of the apartheid past, terming their relocation a "sad moment for them".

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Just a slow erasure of the vocabulary that recognizes inequity, and those impacted by it.

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