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A Wikipedia article on the clean hands doctrine, the equitable defense that a court will deny relief to a party whose own conduct in the matter has been unlawful or inequitable, tracing its formulation to Fitzroy v Gwillim (1786) and Dering v Earl of Winchelsea (1787).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_hands_doctrine
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
2
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Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)

This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 7 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Doctrines, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 4 general references.
  • Landmark Cases, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

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12

Landmark Cases

Holds

2

Connected

1

General References

7

Landmark Cases

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