equity in Irish

Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

(legal) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.