EQUITYCONTRA LEGEM

equity contra legem (kon-tr[schwa] lee-j[schwa]m).Int’l law. The use of equity in derogation of the law, where, under the circumstances of the case, an exception to the law is needed to achieve an equitable and just result. — Sometimes shortened to contra legem. See EX AEQUO ET BONO. Cf. EQUITY INTRA LEGEM.