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Webster 1913 Edition
Equitable
1.
Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just;
as, an
. equitable
decision; an equitable
distribution of an estate; equitable
menNo two . . . had exactly the same notion of what was
equitable
. Macaulay.
Syn. – Just; fair; reasonable; right; honest; impartial; candid; upright.
Webster 1828 Edition
Equitable
EQ'UITABLE
,Noun.
1.
Equal in regard to the rights of persons; distributing equal justice; giving each his due; assigning to one or more what law or justice demands; just; impartial. The judge does justice by an equitable decision. The court will make an equitable distribution of the estate.2.
Having the disposition to do justice, or doing justice; impartial; as an equitable judge.3.
Held or exercised in equity, or with chancery powers; as the equitable jurisdiction of a court.Definition 2024
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See also: équitable
English
Alternative forms
- æquitable (obsolete)
Adjective
equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- (law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
Related terms
Translations
marked by or having equity
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fair, just, or impartial
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See also
- equitabilis
Middle French
Alternative forms
Adjective
equitable m, f (plural equitables)
- equitable (fair, just, even, balanced)