equitable : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: equitable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for equitable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equitable adj fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" Synonym(s): equitable, just Antonym(s): inequitable, unjust
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equitable \Eq"uitable\, a. [F. [82]quitable, from [82]quit[82]. 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.