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Unclean hands

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005030

An equitable defense that bars relief to a plaintiff whose own wrongful or unethical conduct relates directly to the subject of the claim. It rests on the maxim that one who comes into equity must come with clean hands. Courts generally apply it to equitable remedies such as injunctions and specific performance rather than to claims for money damages at law.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005030
FieldLaw
See alsoClean hands doctrine
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005030",
  "term": "Unclean hands",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An equitable defense that bars relief to a plaintiff whose own wrongful or unethical conduct relates directly to the subject of the claim. It rests on the maxim that one who comes into equity must come with clean hands. Courts generally apply it to equitable remedies such as injunctions and specific performance rather than to claims for money damages at law.",
  "see_also": [
    "clean hands doctrine"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/unclean-hands/"
}

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