equitable

Adjective

equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)

1. Marked by or having equity.
2. Fair, just, or impartial.
   • I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 33
   • Security can be obtained but by defined rights, and these can be ensured only by equitable laws.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 254

   Synonyms:

   disinterested, unbiased, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, evenhanded, fairhanded

   Antonyms:

   inequitable

3. Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law; relating to equity or courts of equity.