equity vs virtue

equity

noun
  • Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right". 

  • A player's expected share of the pot. 

  • Equality 

  • 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. 

  • Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances. 

  • Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business. 

  • Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

virtue

noun
  • Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct. 

  • A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels. 

  • A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality. 

  • Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins. 

  • An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. 

  • Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. 

  • The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases). 

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