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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
equality \equal"ity\, n.; pl. equalities. l. aequalitas,
   fr. aequalis equal. see equal.
   1. the condition or quality of being equal; agreement in
      quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value,
      rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in
      length or thickness; an equality of rights.
      1913 webster

            a footing of equality with nobles.    --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. sameness in state or continued course; evenness;
      uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
      1913 webster

   3. evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
      1913 webster

   4. math. exact agreement between two expressions or
      magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the
      symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same
      number and kind of units of measure that x does.
      1913 webster

   confessional equality. see under confessional.
      1913 webster
see also:
equalities equal confessional equality confessional 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
equality
     n 1: the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or
          value or status ant: inequality
     2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally
        balanced; "on a par with the best" syn: equivalence, equation,
         par
see also:
inequality equivalence equation par 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
59 moby thesaurus words for "equality":
   agreement, analogy, balance, bilateral symmetry, coequality,
   coincidence, comparability, comparison, conformity, congruence,
   congruity, consistency, correspondence, dynamic symmetry,
   egalitarianism, equilibrium, equivalence, equivalency, eurythmics,
   eurythmy, evenness, fairness, finish, harmony, homogeneity,
   homoousia, identity, impartiality, indistinguishability, justice,
   keeping, likeness, multilateral symmetry, no difference, oneness,
   par, parallelism, parity, polarity, proportion, proportionality,
   regularity, resemblance, sameness, self-identity, selfhood,
   selfness, selfsameness, shapeliness, similarity, similitude,
   symmetricalness, symmetry, synonymity, synonymousness, synonymy,
   trilateral symmetry, uniformity, unity




[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
equality. possessing the same rights, and being liable to the same duties. 
see 1 toull. no. l70, 193, int. 
     2. persons are all equal before the law, whatever adventitious 
advantages some may possess over others. all persons are protected by the 
law, and obedience to it is required from all. 
     3. judges in court, while exercising their functions, are all upon an 
equality, it being a rule that inter pares non est potestas; a judge cannot, 
therefore, punish another judge of the same court for using any expression 
in court, although the words used might have been a contempt in any other 
person. bac. ab., of the court of sessions, of justices of the peace. 
     4. in contracts the law presumes the parties act upon a perfect 
equality; when, therefore, one party uses any fraud or deceit to destroy 
this equality, the party grieved may avoid the contract. in case of a grant 
to two or more persons jointly, without designating what each takes, they 
are presumed to take in equal proportion. 4 day, 395. 
     5. it is a maxim, that when the equity of the parties is equal, the law 
must prevail. 3 call, r. 259. and that, as between different creditors, 
equality is equity. 4 bouv. inst. n. 3725; 1 page, r. 181. see kames on eq. 
75. vide deceit; fraud. 



[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
equality, al
  zip codes: 36026
equality, il village, fips 24348
  location: 37.73592 n, 88.34308 w
  population 1990: 748 343 housing units
  area: 2.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 62934

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
equality, il -- u.s. village in illinois
   population 2000:    721
   housing units 2000: 333
   land area 2000:     0.900939 sq. miles 2.333421 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.900939 sq. miles 2.333421 sq. km
   fips code:            24348
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             37.736472 n, 88.344473 w
   zip codes 1990:     62934
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    equality, il
    equality



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