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Equitable

Equitable Meaning & Definition
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

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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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