An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
EQUITABLE
equitable, just
(adjective) fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; “equitable treatment of all citizens”; “an equitable distribution of gifts among the children”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)
Marked by or having equity.
Fair, just, or impartial.
(legal) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
Source: Wiktionary
Eq"ui*ta*ble, a. Etym: [F. équitable, from équité. See Equity.]
1. Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an estate; equitable men. No two . . . had exactly the same notion of what was equitable. Macaulay.
2. (Law)
Definition: That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc. Abbott.
Syn.
– Just; fair; reasonable; right; honest; impartial; candid; upright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
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