Aequus

What does Aequus mean in American Law?

The definition of Aequus in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Equal; just.

Concept of “Aequus”

Traditional meaning of aequus in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Equal; fair; just, AEquior est dispositio legis quam hominis: the disposition of the law is fairer than man’s.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Aequus”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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