- comparative rectitude
- Doctrine wherein relief by divorce is granted to the party least in fault when both have shown grounds for divorce. Weber v. Weber, 256 Ark. 549, 508 S.W.2d 725, 729
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
comparative rectitude
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