释义 |
Clean hands
| freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. |
See also: Hand clean hands Related to clean hands: Clean hands doctrineclean hands morally unimpeachable. The phrase is enshrined in one of the maxims of the English courts of Equity: ‘he who comes to equity must come with clean hands.’ The ‘cleanliness’ is in relation to the matter before the court, rather than in all aspects of the litigant's life and work. See also EX TURPI CAUSA NON ORITUR ACTIO. |