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1. (n.) iniquity
gross injustice or wickedness.
2. iniquity
a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L inīquitās unevenness, unfairness =inīqu(us) uneven (in-in -3+-īquus, comb. form of aequus even, equal ) +-itās -ity)
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1. (noun) iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark
absence of moral or spiritual values
"the powers of darkness"
2. (noun) evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity
morally objectionable behavior
3. (noun) injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness
an unjust act
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1. (noun) iniquity
absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge
2. (noun) iniquity
an iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime
3. (noun) iniquity
a character or personification in the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of another. See Vice
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Sense: (an act of) wickedness.
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 Afrikaans: verderflikheid |
 Arabic: ظُلْم، مَظْلَمَه |
 Bulgarian: несправедливост |
 Brazilian: maldade |
 Czech: zločinnost |
 German: die Bosheit |
 Danish: ondskabsfuldhed |
 Greek: κακοήθεια, αδικία |
 Spanish: iniquidad |
 Estonian: ülekohus |
 Farsi: شرارت |
 Finnish: pahuus |
 French: iniquité |
 Hebrew: רֶשָׁע |
 Hindi: अन्याय, दुष्टता |
 Croatian: nepravda |
 Hungarian: bűn |
 Indonesian: kejahatan |
 Icelandic: siðleysi |
 Italian: iniquità |
 Japanese: 不正 |
 Korean: 사악 |
 Lithuanian: blogas poelgis |
 Latvian: netaisnība; nekrietnība |
 Malay: ketidakadilan |
 Dutch: onrechtvaardigheid |
 Norwegian: ondskap, syndighet |
 Polish: niegodziwość |
 Persian: شرارت |
 Pashto: بدى، ناوړ تيا |
 Portuguese: maldade |
 Romanian: nedreptate; răutate |
 Russian: несправедливость |
 Slovak: zločinnosť |
 Slovenian: krivičnost |
 Serbian: nepravda |
 Swedish: ondska, syndfullhet |
 Thai: ความอยุติธรรม |
 Turkish: kötülük |
 Taiwanese: 不義行為 |
 Ukrainian: злісність |
 Urdu: بدی |
 Vietnamese: điều tội lỗi |
 Chinese: 不义行为 |
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