- rules, of, equity
- règles f d'equity
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
equity — eq·ui·ty / e kwə tē/ n pl ties [Latin aequitat aequitas fairness, justice, from aequus equal, fair] 1 a: justice according to fairness esp. as distinguished from mechanical application of rules prompted by considerations of equity comity between… … Law dictionary
Equity — Eq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. [ e]quit[ e], L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.] 1. Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equity of redemption — Equity Eq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. [ e]quit[ e], L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.] 1. Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Federal Rules of Equity Practice — A set of rules, adopted by the United States Supreme Court, governing the practice and procedure in equity suits in the United States District Courts, since supplanted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which govern in all suits in such… … Ballentine's law dictionary
equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… … Black's law dictionary
equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… … Black's law dictionary
Equity (law) — The Court of Chancery, London, in the early 19th century Equity is the name given to the set of legal principles, in jurisdictions following the English common law tradition, that supplement strict rules of law where their application would… … Wikipedia
equity pleading — A pleading in a suit in equity, whether bill, complaint, petition, answer, plea, or cross bill, etc., governed by traditional equity practice. In most jurisdictions today, distinctive rules of equity pleading have been largely, if not entirely,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
rules of practice — In the broad sense, rules, whether of the common law, under statute, or prescribed and promulgated by the court, which govern the procedure in a case. Adjective law. In common usage, procedural rules promulgated by the courts, sometimes in… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Equity theory — attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair/unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships. It was first developed in 1962 by John Stacy Adams, a workplace and behavioral psychologist, who… … Wikipedia
equity — [ek′wit ē] n. pl. equities [ME equite < OFr équité < L aequitas, equality < aequus: see EQUAL] 1. fairness; impartiality; justice 2. anything that is fair or equitable ☆ 3. the value of property beyond the total amount owed on it in… … English World dictionary