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unclean hands

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unclean hands
n.
The equitable doctrine that a plaintiff’s own fault must be considered when determining the remedy he or she should receive from a defendant. See also clean hands doctrine

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


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Category: If, When & Where to File a Lawsuit
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


unclean hands
n. The doctrine that a party seeking damages or redress in a suit cannot have done anything illegal or dishonest himself in the transaction with which the suit is concerned; an equitable principle stemming from the concept that one who has done wrong should not recover from another who may also have done wrong.
See also clean hands.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

  
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