principle of equity (of justice)

  • 91unjust enrichment — unjust en·rich·ment n 1: the retaining of a benefit (as money) conferred by another when principles of equity and justice call for restitution to the other party; also: the retaining of property acquired esp. by fraud from another in… …

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  • 92eq·ui·ty — /ˈɛkwəti/ noun, pl ties 1 [noncount] formal : fairness or justice in the way people are treated In making these decisions we should be governed by the principle of equity. 2 finance 2 a [noncount] : the value of a piece of property (such …

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  • 93Equal power relationship — Peacemaking and feminist theory coined the term equal power relationship to describe a situation in which neither partner had a clear power over the other. It has since come into more general use.Perception and reinforcement of an equal power… …

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  • 94Deux faux font un vrai — L expression « deux faux font un vrai » est un barbarisme, un néologisme et une traduction du proverbe anglais « Two wrongs make a right / Two wrongs don t make a right ». Il s agit d un calembour. Ce proverbe est également… …

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  • 95Nikolai Tolstoy — Count Nikolai Dmitrievich Tolstoy Miloslavsky Count Nikolai Tolstoy, left, and Kyrill, Prince of Preslav right (1996) United Kingdom Independence Party candidate for the United Kingdom general election, 2010 in Witney …

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  • 96Two Treatises of Government — Infobox Book name = Two Treatises of Government title orig = translator = image caption = Title page from the first edition author = John Locke illustrator = cover artist = country = England language = English series = subject = Political… …

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  • 97Tajdid — ( ar. تجديد) is the Arabic word for renewal . In Islamic context, Tajdid refers to the revival of Islam, in order to purify and reform society, to move it toward greater equity and justice. Compare: Islah Difference Between Change and Renewal… …

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  • 98Seminole Nation v. United States — Argued: April 1, 2, 1942.Decided: May 11, 1942.Citations: 316 U.S. 286, 62 S. Ct. 1049Deciding Justices: Justice Murphy wrote for the majority.Chief Justice Jackson dissented.Justice Reed took no part in the decision.Case History: The original… …

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  • 99Madisonian Economic Model — The Madisonian Economic Model was James Madison s plan for the repayment of domestic debts after the American Revolution.It was reffered to by Madison as discrimination and was proposed in opposition to Hamilton s First Report on the Public… …

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  • 100righteousness — n. 1. Piety, godliness, holiness, sanctity, purity, virtue, goodness, integrity, honesty, justice, uprightness, equity, rightfulness, faithfulness. 2. Rectitude of conduct, practice of right, doing right, acting from principle, uprightness,… …

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