equitable defense
A defense formerly available only in a court of equity but now maintainable in a court of law. • Examples include mistake, fraud, illegality, failure of consideration, forum non conveniens, laches, estoppel, and unclean hands.
equitable defense
equitable defense
equitable defense 衡平法上的答辩 以前指只有在衡平法院才能进行的答辩，在普通法诉讼与衡平法诉讼的程序合并后，衡平法上的答辩可以和普通法上的答辩在同一诉讼中一并提出。