# Unclean Hands

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R72LAGrFnljQjLgui3xiNkR

## Labels

**Translations:**

- de-de: unreine Hände
- en-gb: Unclean Hands
- es-es: Manos sucias
- es-mx: Manos sucias
- fr-fr: manquement à l'équité
- he-il: ידיים מגונות
- hi-in: गंदे हाथ
- ja-jp: 不正な手段
- pt-br: mãos sujas
- zh-cn: 不洁之手

## Definition

The concept of "Unclean Hands" refers to a legal defense in civil litigation where the plaintiff's own wrongful conduct or bad faith actions are used to argue against their claim.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RCzs34uEQI9f4cuWp3bQO0P

**Deprecated:** False