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equity

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eq·ui·ty  (kw-t)
n. pl. eq·ui·ties
1. The state, quality, or ideal of being just, impartial, and fair.
2. Something that is just, impartial, and fair.
3. Law
a. Justice applied in circumstances covered by law yet influenced by principles of ethics and fairness.
b. A system of jurisprudence supplementing and serving to modify the rigor of common law.
c. An equitable right or claim.
d. Equity of redemption.
4. The residual value of a business or property beyond any mortgage thereon and liability therein.
5.
a. The market value of securities less any debt incurred.
b. Common stock and preferred stock.
6. Funds provided to a business by the sale of stock.

[Middle English equite, from Old French, from Latin aequits, from aequus, even, fair.]

equity
Noun
pl -ties
1. the quality of being impartial; fairness
2. Law a system of using principles of natural justice and fair conduct to reach a judgment when common law is inadequate or inappropriate
3. the difference in value between a person's debts and the value of the property on which they are secured: negative equity [Latin aequus level, equal]

Equity
Noun
Brit, Austral, & NZ the actors' trade union
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.equity - the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
2.equity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
sweat equity - interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance
3.equityequity - conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"
non-discrimination - fairness in treating people without prejudice
sportsmanship - fairness in following the rules of the game
justice, justness - the quality of being just or fair
inequity, unfairness - injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

equity
Translations
equity [ˈɛkwɪtɪ] n (= fairness) → equidad f;
(ECON) [of debtor] → valor m líquido

equity [ˈɛkwɪtɪ] néquité f

equity [ˈɛkwɪtɪ] nGerechtigkeit f

equity [ˈɛkwɪtɪ] nequità

equity
n equity [ˈekwəti]
fairness; justice. billikheid, onpartydigheid إنْصاف، عَدالَه справедливост spravedlnost rimelighed; retfærdighed die Billigkeit δοκαιοσύνη, δίκαιο equidad õiglus انصاف؛ عدالت oikeudenmukaisuus équité הַגִינוּת समान हिस्सा pravednost, pravda jogosság keadilan sanngirni equità 公正 공명 정대 teisingumas, nešališkumas taisnīgums; objektivitāte keadilan billijkheid rettferdighet sprawiedliwość equidade echi­tate справедливость spravodlivosť pravica pravednost rättvisa ความถูกต้อง adalet, insaf, hakkaniyet 公平 справедливість; неупередженість منصفی tính công bằng


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Surely there is in some sort a right in every suit; either a right of equity, if it be a suit of controversy; or a right of desert, if it be a suit of petition.
When equity may and should be brought into play, press not the utmost rigour of the law against the guilty; for the reputation of the stern judge stands not higher than that of the compassionate.
Whether those pleading orators were persons educated in the general knowledge of equity, or only in provincial, national, and other local customs?
 
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