equity

En español: equidad, epiqueya, acciones, patrimonio neto

1. Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right". (countable, uncountable)
2. 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) · 1800, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon in Mayor, &c. of Southampton v. Graves (1800), 8 T. R. 592. A Court of equity knows its own province.
3. 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. (countable, uncountable)
4. 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. (countable, uncountable)
5. Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances. (countable, uncountable) · I have a lot of equity in my house.
6. Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business. (countable, uncountable)
7. Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets. (countable, uncountable)
8. A player's expected share of the pot. (countable, uncountable)

Plural equities