Equity

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1. Noun

Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.

2. Noun

An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.

3. Noun

A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.

4. Noun

the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
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