Court+of+equity

  • 51equity court — See court of equity …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 52court of requests — an English court for the recovery of small debts * * * Court of Requests 1. A former English court of equity, abolished 1641 2. A local small debt court, superseded by the County Court (also called Court of Conscience) • • • Main Entry: ↑request …

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  • 53equity of redemption — The right, recognized by courts of equity from early times, of a mortgagor, following a breach of the condition of the mortgage, to redeem property from the forfeiture by discharging the obligation secured within a reasonable period; such right… …

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  • 54equity regards as done that which ought to be done — A maxim of equity which means that a court of equity, in determining a dispute between litigants, regards and treats as done that which, in fairness and good conscience ought to be or should have been done. 27 Am J2d Eq § 126 …

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  • 55equity will not do or require the doing of a vain or useless thing — A maxim of equity, meaning that a court of equity must look to the practicalities of the situation and the relief sought to be had. 27 Am J2d Eq § 119 …

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  • 56Court of Consience — Request Re*quest (r[ e]*kw[hand]st ), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require}, and cf. {Quest}.] 1. The act of asking for anything desired;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 57Court of Requests — Request Re*quest (r[ e]*kw[hand]st ), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require}, and cf. {Quest}.] 1. The act of asking for anything desired;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58court of law — noun a) A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes. b) A court which was empowered to decide questions of law and award monetary damages, but could not provide equitable relief, which was reserved… …

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  • 59court of law — In a wide sense, any duly constituted tribunal administering the laws of the state or nation; in a narrower sense, a court proceeding according to the course of the common law and governed by its rules and principles, as contrasted with a court… …

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  • 60court of law — In a wide sense, any duly constituted tribunal administering the laws of the state or nation; in a narrower sense, a court proceeding according to the course of the common law and governed by its rules and principles, as contrasted with a court… …

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