inequitable

Example Sentences

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I have considered setting a fixed total principal contribution for each grandson, but that would inevitably be inequitable due to differences in investment returns.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

“It risks becoming inequitable and inefficient,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

But the distribution of income from their exploitation is seen as inequitable, benefiting mostly the mining companies and not the local population.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

The Framers envisioned executive clemency as a safety valve to correct overly harsh and inequitable sentences.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024

No such idea has been formerly advanced by Congress, and therefore the States, not having had due notice, might conceive the determination at this late period to be inequitable.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI by Sparks, Jared