Billigkeitsrecht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- equity noun Fairness and impartiality, especially in the way people are treated.
Senses
Billigkeitsrecht is used for these senses in English:
- equity (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.
equity — full definition
- noun Fairness and impartiality, especially in the way people are treated.
- noun Finance: the value of an owned property or business after debts are subtracted; ownership stakes in a company (shares).