clean hands doctrine
Definition
Legal principle that the party petitioning for equity and judicial action must itself be free of inequitable or fraudulent dealings. In other words, a thief robbed of stolen property cannot get court's help in its recovery.
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clean hands doctrine is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
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