About The Word Equitable
Learn about the word Equitable to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Equitable definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Equitable
| Equitable Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Equitable?
[adj] implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Equitable: evenhanded | just Related Terms | Find terms related to Equitable: balanced | defensible | deserved | detached | disinterested | dispassionate | due | equal | equivalent | ethical | even | evenhanded | fair | fair and square | fair-minded | fit | good | identical | impartial | impersonal | indifferent | judicious | just | justifiable | justified | lawful | legal | level | meet | meet and right | merited | moral | neutral | objective | open-minded | principled | proper | reasonable | right | right and proper | rightful | right-minded | same | square | stable | tolerant | unbiased | unbigoted | uncolored | undazzled | uninfluenced | unjaundiced | unprejudiced | unprepossessed | unswayed | warrantable | warranted See Also | Equitable In Webster's Dictionary \Eq"ui*ta*ble\, a. [F. ['e]quitable, from
['e]quit['e]. See {Equity}.]
1. Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural
right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration
for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an
equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an
estate; equitable men.
No two . . . had exactly the same notion of what was
equitable. --Macaulay.
2. (Law) That can be sustained or made available or effective
in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity
jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets,
assignment, mortgage, etc. --Abbott.
Syn: Just; fair; reasonable; right; honest; impartial;
candid; upright.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Lipped ‐ having a lip or lips; "a lipped bowl"; "a virgin purest lipped"-…
- Ohio ‐ a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great…
- Loblolly pine ‐ tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having…
- Nonpolitical ‐ not…
- Halftone ‐ an engraving used to reproduce an illustration [n] a print obtained…
- Satyrical ‐ of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr; "this…
- Family cynipidae ‐ a family of…
- Brief ‐ a condensed written summary or abstract [n] a document stating…
- Stonecrop ‐ any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having…
- Ranked ‐ arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas…