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Epiqueya

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In Spanish law. The benignant and prudent interpretation of the law according to the circumstances of the time, place, and person. This word is derived from the Greek, and is synon3mious with the word "equity." See Murillo, notes 67, 68.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Spanish) Equity.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Spanish Law. The benignant and prudent interpretation of the law according to the circumstances of the time, place, and person. This word is derived from the Greek, and is synonymous with the word equity. See Murillo, nn. 67, 68.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Spanish law. A term synonymous with "equity" In one of its senses, and defined as "the benignant and prudent interpretation of the law according to the circumstances of the time, place, and person."