About The Word Equitable
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Equitable
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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.
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