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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EQ'UITABLE, n. [L. oequitas, from oequus, equal.]
1. Equal in regard to the rights of persons; distributing equal justice; giving each his due; assigning to one or more what law or justice demands; just; impartial. The judge does justice by an equitable decision. The court will make an equitable distribution of the estate.
2. Having the disposition to do justice, or doing justice; impartial; as an equitable judge.
3. Held or exercised in equity, or with chancery powers; as the equitable jurisdiction of a court.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1598 1. having or exhibiting equity ; dealing fairly and equally with all concerned <an equitable settlement of the dispute> 2. existing or valid in equity as distinguished from law <an equitable defense> Synonyms: see fair • equitability noun • equitableness noun • equitably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 fair, just. 2 Law valid in equity as distinct from law. Derivatives: equitableness n. equitably adv. Etymology: F équitable (as EQUITY)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is equitable is fair and reasonable in a way that gives equal treatment to everyone. He has urged them to come to an equitable compromise that gives Hughes his proper due... ADJ • equitably ...a real attempt to allocate scarce resources more equitably. ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Upright, just, impartial, unbiassed, unprejudiced, evenhanded. 2. Reasonable, fair, impartial, just, right, proper.

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