equity: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 18 letter points · starts with E · ends with Y
Meaning of equity
noun
- countable, uncountable
Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
- countable, uncountable
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.
- countable, uncountable
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England A right which accrues to a party in a transaction because of the nature of the transaction itself, and which is exercisable upon a change of circumstances or conditions; in other words, an equitable claim.
- England, countable, uncountable
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England The body of law which was developed in the English Court of Chancery, which Court had extra-statutory discretion, and is now administered alongside the common law of Britain.
Listed forms: equities, equitie.
Source: Wiktionary — equity.
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Synonyms by meaning
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noun
conformity with rules or standards
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is equity in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of equity
E(1) + Q(10) + U(1) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 18 points.
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Anagrams of equity
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Shorter words from equity
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