'Equitable' definitions:
Definition of 'equitable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" [syn: equitable, just] [ant: inequitable, unjust]
Definition of 'Equitable'
From: GCIDE
- Equitable \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. [1913 Webster]
- No two . . . had exactly the same notion of what was equitable. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'equitable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- right-minded,
- rightful,
- same,
- square,
- stable,
- tolerant,
- unbiased,
- unbigoted,
- uncolored,
- undazzled,
- uninfluenced,
- unjaundiced,
- unprejudiced,
- unprepossessed,
- unswayed,
- warrantable,
- warranted