Equitable - Law Dictionary Search Results

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person or body (as a court or board) [a for equitable relief] [the creditor filed a for involuntary bankruptcy] 2 :

terms of a contract, promise, or obligation 2 : an equitable remedy that requires a party to fulfill the exact terms

sum paid by order of the court to effect an equitable partition of property (as in divorce) when such a partition

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: a mortgage that is not guaranteed by government agency equitable mortgage : a constructive or implied mortgage : a transaction

marshaling also marshalling n : an equitable doctrine requiring that if one creditor can obtain satisfaction of

for which the law allows an action for legal or equitable relief 2 : hurt, damage, or loss sustained

;also : the remedy of subordinating a claim see also equitable subordination

judgment in making decisions guided by what is fair and equitable and by principles of law see also abuse of discretion

example in a sentence like “… a decision based on equitable principles. Accord Smith v. Jones, 1 F.2d 2 (1900).” n

child esp. in compliance with formal legal procedures see also equitable adoption 2 : to take or accept as if one's

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