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unclean hands

unclean hands noun: a doctrine of equity under which a court of law will not provide equitable relief to a party whose own conduct has been improper.

Noun

unclean hands (uncountable)

  1. A doctrine of equity under which a court of law will not provide equitable relief to a party whose own conduct has been improper.

Questions about unclean hands

What does unclean hands mean?
Unclean hands means a doctrine of equity under which a court of law will not provide equitable relief to a party whose own conduct has been improper.
What part of speech is unclean hands?
Unclean hands is a noun.

Words near unclean hands in the dictionary

  1. Uncle Tommism
  2. Uncle Toms
  3. Uncle Whiskers
  4. uncle-in-law
  5. unclean
  6. unclean hands
  7. uncleanable
  8. uncleaned
  9. uncleanenesse
  10. uncleaner
  11. uncleaness

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