equity jurisprudence

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• 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

• jurisprudence — The philosophy of law, or the science which treats of the principles of positive law and legal relations. In the proper sense of the word, jurisprudence is the science of law, namely, that science which has for its function to ascertain the… …   Black's law dictionary

• jurisprudence — The philosophy of law, or the science which treats of the principles of positive law and legal relations. In the proper sense of the word, jurisprudence is the science of law, namely, that science which has for its function to ascertain the… …   Black's law dictionary

• equity jurisdiction — A broad and flexible jurisdiction to grant remedial relief where justice and good conscience demands it, but without purporting to create rights, being limited to determining what rights the parties have and whether or in what manner it is just… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• equity is a relaxing or alleviation of the law — It is a mitigating principle by the application of which substantial justice may be attained in particular cases wherein the prescribed or customary forms of law seem to be inadequate. 27 Am J2d Eq § 1. The Latin form of the principle is aequitas …   Ballentine's 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

• 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 — can refer to:General* Equity (law), a branch of jurisprudence in common law jurisdictions * In many political and legal systems, a concept encompassing ideals of justice (fairness) and/or equality * Equality, the philosophical ideal of valuing… …   Wikipedia

• Equity — Common law Systèmes juridiques (Tous) Common law …   Wikipédia en Français