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iniquity

in·iq·ui·ty [ i níkwətee ] (plural in·iq·ui·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. injustice or immorality: great injustice or extreme immorality

2. immoral act: a grossly immoral act

[13th century. Via French< Latin iniquitas< iniquus "unjust" < aequus "equal"]
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