equitable settlement

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• equitable — adjective Date: 1598 1. having or exhibiting equity ; dealing fairly and equally with all concerned < an equitable settlement of the dispute > 2. existing or valid in equity as distinguished from law < an equitable defense > Synonyms: see fair •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• settlement — Act or process of adjusting or determining; an adjusting; an adjustment between persons concerning their dealings or difficulties; an agreement by which parties having disputed matters between them reach or ascertain what is coming from one to… …   Black's law dictionary

• equitable — equable, equitable Both words come from Latin aequus meaning ‘equal’, but their meanings are different. Equable means ‘even and moderate, regular’ and is typically used with words such as climate, disposition, and temperament. It denotes… …   Modern English usage

• equitable conversion — The exchange of property from real to personal or from personal to real, which takes place under some circumstances in the consideration of the law, such as, to give effect to directions in a will or settlement, or to stipulations in a contract,… …   Black's law dictionary

• equitable conversion — The exchange of property from real to personal or from personal to real, which takes place under some circumstances in the consideration of the law, such as, to give effect to directions in a will or settlement, or to stipulations in a contract,… …   Black's law dictionary

• settlement — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, abatement of differences, absolute indication, absolute interest, accommodation, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, adjustment, affirmation, agreement, alienation, ally, amortization, amortizement,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• equitable adjustment theory — In settlement of federal contract disputes, contracting officer should make fair adjustment within a reasonable time before contractor is required to settle with his subcontractors, suppliers and other creditors. Roberts v. U. S., 174 Ct.Cl. 940 …   Black's law dictionary

• equitable adjustment theory — In settlement of federal contract disputes, contracting officer should make fair adjustment within a reasonable time before contractor is required to settle with his subcontractors, suppliers and other creditors. Roberts v. U. S., 174 Ct.Cl. 940 …   Black's law dictionary

• equitable jointure — The satisfaction of a wife s right to dower made by a settlement before marriage, enforceable in equity where it consists of a competent livelihood to take effect upon the husband s death and to continue at least for the life of the wife, and was …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• equable, equitable —    Most dictionaries define equable as meaning steady and unvarying, but it should also convey the sense of being remote from extremes. A consistently hot climate is not equable, no matter how unvarying the temperature. Similarly, someone whose… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• equable, equitable —    Most dictionaries define equable as meaning steady and unvarying, but it should also convey the sense of being remote from extremes. A consistently hot climate is not equable, no matter how unvarying the temperature. Similarly, someone whose… …   Dictionary of troublesome word