It's often instructive to compare entries in older and newer versions of Black's Law Dictionary—and on subjects I work on, the older ones are usually better. An example is the entry for equity.

Recent reports of a variety of law firms engaging in discussions with private equity investors have spawned speculation about the firms’ motivations for such discussions with unseasoned observers ...

Forthcoming in the Journal of Legal History is an article by Princeton Ph.D. candidate Kellen Funk entitled Equity Without Chancery: The Fusion of Law and Equity in the Field Code of Civil Procedure, ...

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Feb 23 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is talking to U.S. officials about converting the preferred shares it sold to the government last year into common equity, which would instantly boost the bank's ...