Court+of+equity

  • 41equity — /ek wi tee/, n., pl. equities. 1. the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality: the equity of Solomon. 2. something that is fair and just. 3. Law. a. the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural… …

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  • 42court — A space which is uncovered, but which may be partly or wholly inclosed by buildings or walls. When used in connection with a street, indicates a short street, blind alley, or open space like a short street inclosed by dwellings or other buildings …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 43court — A space which is uncovered, but which may be partly or wholly inclosed by buildings or walls. When used in connection with a street, indicates a short street, blind alley, or open space like a short street inclosed by dwellings or other buildings …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 44Court of Chancery — A court administering equity and proceeding according to the forms and principles of equity. In England, prior to the Judicature Acts of 1925 (whereby the Court was superseded by the Chancery Division), the style of the court possessing the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 45Court of Chancery — A court administering equity and proceeding according to the forms and principles of equity. In England, prior to the Judicature Acts of 1925 (whereby the Court was superseded by the Chancery Division), the style of the court possessing the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 46equity — A term having a variety of meanings. The mitigating principles, by the application of which substantial justice may be attained in particular cases wherein the prescribed or customary forms of ordinary law seem to be inadequate. A complex system… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 47court of conscience — An English court for the collection of small debts; a court of equity. Harper v Clayton, 84 Md 346, 35 A 1083. A court of equity is a court of conscience, and whatever, therefore, is unconscionable is odious in its sight. Fraud is more odious… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 48equity side — The sitting of a court having jurisdiction in both law and equity but sitting for the time as a court of equity …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 49court — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. solicit, invite; curry favor, cultivate, cajole, praise; woo, sue, make love to. Informal, spark. n. enclosure, [court]yard, quadrangle, patio; tribunal, bench, bar, jurisdiction, session;… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 50Court of Chancery (disambiguation) — The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales. Court of Chancery may also refer to the following courts: Extant: Delaware Court of Chancery Chancery Court, an ecclesiastical court in the United Kingdom Defunct: Court of Appeal… …

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