What does the word equitable mean?
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Usage examples for equitable
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Then,
my
friend,
it
will
become
the
manifest
duty
of
the
legislature
and
the
executive
to
make
'em
see
it:
always
lawfully,
you
understand;
always
with
a
just
and
equitable
respect
for
the
rights
of
property
in
which
our
free
and
glorious
institutions
are
founded,
but
with
level-
handed
justice,
and
without
fear
or
favor."
– The Grafters by Francis Lynde
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Upon
which
he
was
found
guilty
by
a
party-
jury,
that
singular
favour
permitted
to
foreigners
by
the
equitable
leniency
of
the
Law
of
England.
– Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences by Arthur L. Hayward
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You
have
acted
in
a
most
Christian-
like
and
equitable
manner,
in
making
amends
for
the
inconceivable
negligence
of
the
deceased
Claude
de
Buxieres.
– A Woodland Queen, Complete by Andre Theuriet Last Updated: March 3, 2009