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ĭnīquĭtas , ātis (
I.gen. plur. iniquitatium, Tert. Spect. 2), f. iniquus, unequalness.
I. Lit.
A. Unevenness, of the ground: “loci,Caes. B. G. 7, 45: “in talibus iniquitatibus locorum,Liv. 38, 22, 3.—
B. Inequality, of weight: “ponderis,App. M. 7, p. 195, 38.—
C. Excessiveness, that exceeds one's strength: “operis,Col. 2, 4, 6.—
II. Trop.
A. Unfavorableness, adverseness, difficulty, hardness: “loci,Liv. 2, 65, 5: “in tanta rerum iniquitate,Caes. B. G. 2, 22 fin.: “temporum iniquitate pressi,Liv. 35, 16, 11: “temporis,Curt. 7, 7, 3: “propter iniquitatem temporum,Cic. Rosc. Am. 1, 1; “with acerbitas,id. ib. 29, 81.—
B. Unfairness, injustice, unreasonableness: “aequitas, temperantia, fortitudo certant cum iniquitate, luxuria, ignavia,Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 25: “praetoris,id. Quint. 2, 9: “in tanta hominum perfidia et iniquitate,id. Fam. 1, 2, 4; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 89, § 207: “iniquitates potestatum,Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 106: “Vespasiano ad obtinendas iniquitates haud perinde obstinante,unreasonable demands in the shape of taxes, Tac. H. 2, 84: “exitii,id. A. 16, 17: “summae iniquitatis se condemnari debere,would render himself guilty of the highest injustice, Caes. B. G. 7, 19: “quae si vobis non probabuntur, vestram iniquitatem accusatote,your unreasonable demands, Cic. de Or. 1, 48, 208; so of unreasonable harshness, id. Caecin. 23, 65: “iniquitatem deum atque execrabilem fortunam suam incusabant,Liv. 26, 34, 13: “ab iniquitate judicis victoriam sperare,partiality, Gai. Inst. 4, 178.— Plur.: “juris emendatae edicto Praetoris,Gai. Inst. 3, 25; 41: calumniantium, acts of injustice, Just. Inst. prooem. init.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (17):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 1.2.4
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 2.22
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.19
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.45
    • Cicero, Against Catiline, 2.11.25
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.3.207
    • Cicero, For Aulus Caecina, 23.65
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 1.1
    • Tacitus, Annales, 16.17
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.84
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.48
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 65.5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26, 34.13
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 35, 16.11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 22
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.4.6
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 7.7.3
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