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Equity — can refer to:General* Equity (law), a branch of jurisprudence in common law jurisdictions * In many political and legal systems, a concept encompassing ideals of justice (fairness) and/or equality * Equality, the philosophical ideal of valuing… … Wikipedia
equity — eq·ui·ty / e kwə tē/ n pl ties [Latin aequitat aequitas fairness, justice, from aequus equal, fair] 1 a: justice according to fairness esp. as distinguished from mechanical application of rules prompted by considerations of equity comity between… … Law dictionary
Equity feminism — and gender feminism are terms coined by conservative libertarian Christina Hoff Sommers in her book Who Stole Feminism? published in 1992.Equity feminismHoff Sommers describes equity feminism as an ideology that aims for full civil and legal… … Wikipedia
Equity — Eq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. [ e]quit[ e], L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equity of redemption — Equity Eq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. [ e]quit[ e], L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equity — [ek′wit ē] n. pl. equities [ME equite < OFr équité < L aequitas, equality < aequus: see EQUAL] 1. fairness; impartiality; justice 2. anything that is fair or equitable ☆ 3. the value of property beyond the total amount owed on it in… … English World dictionary
Equality feminism — is a submovement of feminism. It is fundamentally at odds with difference feminism and expresses the crucial similarities between the male and female sexes. Mary Wollstonecraft, in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) claimed that women… … Wikipedia
Equity Music Group — Infobox record label name = Equity Music group founded = 2003 founder = Clint Black distributor = Koch Entertainment country = USA location = Nashville, Tennessee url = http://www.equitymusicgroup.com/Equity Music Group is an American country… … Wikipedia
equality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Identity in magnitude, etc. Nouns 1. equality, parity, coextension; symmetry, balance, evenness, level, equivalence; balance of power, standoff; equipoise, equilibrium; par, quits; identity, similarity;… … English dictionary for students
equality — noun 1) we promote equality for women Syn: fairness, equal rights, equal opportunities, equity, egalitarianism; impartiality, evenhandedness; justice 2) equality between supply and demand Syn: parity, similarity, co … Thesaurus of popular words
