- (a.) That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc.
- (a.) Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased or impartial; just; as an equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an estate; equitable men.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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