- equity to a settlement
- See equity for a settlement.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
equity to a settlement
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equity for a settlement — A married woman s right, recognized and enforced by courts of equity, for a suitable allowance or a settlement out of her choses in action, interest in a decedent s estate, and other personalty which at common law became the property of her… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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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
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settlement — Act or process of adjusting or determining; an adjusting; an adjustment between persons concerning their dealings or difficulties; an agreement by which parties having disputed matters between them reach or ascertain what is coming from one to… … Black's law dictionary
equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… … Black's law dictionary
equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… … Black's law dictionary
settlement — The ending of a controversy by agreement. The determination of an issue or of the correctness of an account. The payment of an obligation. The order made upon a trustee s account, determining the amount of the trust in the hands of the trustee… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Settlement (finance) — Settlement (of securities) is the process whereby securities or interests in securities are delivered, usually against payment, to fulfill contractual obligations, such as those arising under securities trades. This involves the delivery of… … Wikipedia
