iniquities
Deeply unjust acts
Iniquities is the plural of iniquity—acts of gross injustice, wickedness, or moral wrongdoing.
The word carries biblical and literary weight, suggesting sins or evils of serious magnitude: the iniquities of slavery, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children.
In legal or formal contexts, iniquities may describe systemic wrongs: the iniquities of the old regime.
Violations of rules or laws
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- misdeedsImproper or illegal actions
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
offenses · evil · ungodliness · blasphemy · sacrilege · idolatry · heresy · apostasy
Profound moral corruption
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- turpitudeInherent wickedness or vileness
decadence · dissipation · perversion · lewdness · degeneracy · lasciviousness · hedonism · libertinism
Unjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
tyranny · exploitation · marginalization · disenfranchisement · subjugation · apartheid · segregation · enslavement
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
- graftIllicit political gain
cronyism · nepotism · money laundering · racketeering · kickbacks · misappropriation · malfeasance · profiteering
transgressions
Violations of rules or laws
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- misdeedsImproper or illegal actions
wrongdoing · offenses · evil · ungodliness · blasphemy · sacrilege · idolatry · heresy · apostasy · profanity
depravity
Profound moral corruption
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
turpitude · decadence · dissipation · perversion · lewdness · degeneracy · lasciviousness · hedonism · libertinism · intemperance
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
disparity · tyranny · exploitation · marginalization · disenfranchisement · subjugation · apartheid · segregation · enslavement · colonialism
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
graft · cronyism · nepotism · money laundering · racketeering · kickbacks · misappropriation · malfeasance · profiteering · swindle
iniquitiesvirtues
Positive moral traits
righteousness · good deeds · morality · goodness · righteous acts
iniquitiesjustices
Administrators of law
equities · fairness · justice · impartiality · even-handedness
equity, equitable, iniquity, inequity, inequitable, iniquitous, inequities