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Meaning of 'equity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Equity [ n.]
- 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 man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.
- An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.
- A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.

Meaning of 'equity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . equity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- conformity with rules or standards
Example in sentence:
  • the judge recognized the fairness of my claim

Nearby Words:

equability equable equableness equably equal equaled equaling equalitarian equalities equality

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