Sentence examples for unclean hands from inspiring English sources
noun
A doctrine of equity under which a court of law will not provide equitable relief to a party whose own conduct has been improper.
No more was heard about "unclean hands".
Similarly, Kinko's fails in its unclean hands defense.
Further, Kinko's defenses of copyright misuse, unclean hands, and estoppel fail.
In many cases, the I.R.S. will have to team up with someone with unclean hands or a hidden agenda.
Our friends electric Microsoft's other mogul ReprintsAs in Semmelweis's day, unclean hands are a big cause of infection.
There was a kind of sociopsychological taboo preventing too much familiarity with this other-ranks fellow with unclean hands.
Lens.com's unclean-hands defense fits this description perfectly.
We also reject Lens.com's unclean-hands defense to 1-800's claims.
Shakespeare writes: Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
Shakespeare lays it out in the impassioned sonnet that opens the play: Two households, both alike in dignity In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
-RUDYARD KIPLING Careless work with the hands brings unclean food to the mouth.
