equity

valeur nette, capitaux propres

Valeur d’un bien après déduction de la somme qu’il reste à rembourser pour ce bien.

En anglais simple : The value of property after subtracting the money still owed on it.

• Our home equity has increased.
• She used the equity in her house to secure a loan.
• Paying off the mortgage builds equity.

Comment l'utiliser : equity in something (They have substantial equity in their house.)

Synonymes : net value

Expressions courantes : home equity, equity in something, build equity

équité

Traitement juste qui tient compte des besoins et des situations propres à chacun.

En anglais simple : Fair treatment that takes people's different needs and situations into account.

• The policy aims to improve equity.
• They studied equity in access to education.
• The committee considered both efficiency and equity when distributing funds.

Synonymes : fairness, justice

Contraires : inequity

Expressions courantes : social equity, racial equity, equity in education

équité

Pouvoir d’un tribunal d’apporter des solutions justes lorsque les règles juridiques ordinaires ne protègent pas suffisamment.

En anglais simple : A court's power to provide fair solutions when ordinary legal rules do not give enough protection.

• The court granted relief in equity.
• The judge considered whether equity could provide a remedy.
• Her claim relied on equity rather than ordinary damages.

Expressions courantes : court of equity, relief in equity, law and equity

droit en équité

Droit fondé sur l’équité, né d’une opération, que l’on peut faire valoir lorsque les circonstances changent.

En anglais simple : A right arising from a transaction that can be used when circumstances change.

• The transaction created an equity in her favor.
• He sought to enforce that equity after circumstances changed.
• The court examined the equities arising from their agreement.

Comment l'utiliser : equity arising from something (She asserted an equity arising from the earlier transaction.)

Synonymes : equitable right

Expressions courantes : an existing equity, enforce an equity, equity arising from