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• iniquitous — in|iq|ui|tous [ıˈnıkwıtəs] adj formal very unfair and morally wrong ▪ an iniquitous system of taxation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• iniquitous — adjective formal very unfair and morally wrong: an iniquitous system of taxes that victimizes the poor iniquitously adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Sweating system — was a term used to describe an iniquitous system of subcontracting in the tailoring trade which came into prominence around 1848. In contemporary English the term sweatshop has a similar meaning. Orders from master tailors were undertaken by sub… …   Wikipedia

• SWEATING SYSTEM —    a term which began to be used about 1848 to describe an iniquitous system of sub contracting in the tailoring trade. Orders from master tailors were undertaken by sub contractors, who themselves farmed the work out to needy workers, who made… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Leigh Brackett Solar System — The Leigh Brackett Solar System is a fictional analogue to the real world Solar System in which a majority of the planetary romances of Leigh Brackett take place.Although Brackett s stories do not form a series with a consistent chronology and… …   Wikipedia

• vicious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French vicios, from Latin vitiosus full of faults, corrupt, from vitium vice Date: 14th century 1. having the nature or quality of vice or immorality ; depraved 2. defective, faulty; also invalid 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• George Bourne — (1780–1845) was a 19th century American abolitionist and editor credited as the first public proclaimer of immediate emancipation without compensation of American slaves. LifeGeorge was born on June 13, 1780 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. In… …   Wikipedia

• ROME — ROME, capital of Italy. The Classical Period THE MIDDLE AND LATE REPUBLIC The earliest record of contact between Jews and the Roman Republic is the embassy sent by judah the Maccabee to Rome, headed by Eupolemos ben Joḥanan, and Jason ben Eleazar …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• National awakening of Romania — Rise of Nationalism in the Balkans Nationalism under the Ottoman Empire Albania  · Bosnia  · Bulgaria   …   Wikipedia

• vicious — vicious, villainous, iniquitous, nefarious, flagitious, infamous, corrupt, degenerate are comparable when they mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. Vicious may imply an addiction to or connection with vice or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Gnosis — (from one of the Greek words for knowledge, γνώσις) is the spiritual knowledge of a saint or mystically enlightened human being. In the formation of early Christianity, various sectarian groups labelled gnostics by their opponents, emphasised… …   Wikipedia