Examples of inequity in a Sentence
the inequities in wages paid to men and women
the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs
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Wealthier states with robust tax revenues might manage to fill some gaps, but states with limited resources could struggle, potentially exacerbating educational inequities.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Tonally, the story ends up halfway between malformed melodrama about inequity and a mystery steeped in respectability politics, wherein the point is how easily political allegiances (or assumptions about cops who shoot unarmed Black men) can blind one to greater complexities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
What began as a grassroots campaign, in just three years transformed into a national holiday, suggesting that other entrenched historical inequities might be similarly vulnerable to focused advocacy.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Tonally, the story ends up halfway between malformed melodrama about inequity and a mystery steeped in respectability politics, wherein the point is how easily political allegiances (or assumptions about cops who shoot unarmed Black men) can blind one to greater complexities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
What began as a grassroots campaign, in just three years transformed into a national holiday, suggesting that other entrenched historical inequities might be similarly vulnerable to focused advocacy.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inequity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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inequity
noun
in·eq·ui·ty
(ˈ)in-ˈek-wət-ē 
plural inequities
2
: an instance of injustice or unfairness
Legal Definition
inequity
noun
in·eq·ui·ty
in-ˈe-kwə-tē
plural inequities
: injustice
also
: an instance of injustice
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