Courts of equity delight to do justice, and that not by halves.

Explanation

(English-origin maxim.) Equity will not stop at half-measures — once a court of conscience undertakes a cause, it must fashion a remedy that fully resolves the matter rather than leaving parties in continuing dispute.

Where this applies

• A court finds that a business partner defrauded his co-owner but only orders partial restitution, and the appellate court reverses because equity must provide a full remedy.
• A judge determines a trustee mismanaged an estate but declines to remove the trustee, and the higher court holds that equity cannot stop at half-measures when the beneficiaries remain at risk.
• A court recognizes that a buyer was deceived in a land sale but refuses to rescind the deed, and the appellate court rules that equity must fully resolve the wrong, not leave the victim with a partial remedy.