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.

Conservatives should not allow the concept of equity to be undermined by ideologues. The response on the American right has tended to be a total rejection of the concept of equity, under the ...

Many people, including some high-profile celebrities, have been arguing that the concept of equity is the same as equality of outcome. According to dictionary definitions and previous research, ...

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Paul Weiss and Latham's pay changes are part of a trend of firms increasing the equity of their highest-performing partners. In the increasingly competitive Big Law landscape, law firms are trying ...