Equity Delights to do Justice, and not by Halves Definition: A maxim of equity that once invoked successfully, equity will, fully and with finality, resolve the dispute between the parties. Related Terms: Equity The maxim is sometimes stated as: "Once equity assumes jurisdiction of a cause, it may afford complete relief when it has jurisdiction on any ground."1 In Moore v Moore, Justice Stakely of the Supreme Court of Alabama: "It is a familiar principle that equity grants full relief when it has jurisdiction on any equitable ground to grant any relief. Having assumed jurisdiction of a part the court will determine all the interrelated equities of the whole. "Equity delights to do justice, and not by halves." REFERENCES: Carter v State, 393 So. 2d 1368 (Supreme Court of Alabama, 1981, NOTE 1) Moore v Moore, 51 So. 2d 683 (1951) Categories & Topics: Civil Litigation & Evidence Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!