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Home Dictionary Name: chancery Page: 3 Page 3 of about 275 results (0.002 seconds)Brief, or Brieve, out of the Chancery
Brief, or Brieve, out of the Chancery, a writ issued in Scotland in the name of the sovereign in the election of tutors to minors, the cognoscing of lunatics or of idiots, and ascertaining the widow's terce; and sometimes in dividing the property belonging to heirs-portioners. In these cases only brieves are now in use, Consult Bell's Scotch Law Dict....
Chancery Regulation Act, 1862 (English)
Chancery Regulation Act, 1862 (English) (25 & 26 Vict. c. 42), 'Rolt's Act,' by which the Court became bound to determine every question of law and fact; repealed by the Statute Law Revision and (English) Civil Procedure Act, 1883, as having been superseded by the Judicature Act, 1873, s. 24, and now by (English) Jud. Act, 192, s. 36....
Chancery Court of York
Chancery Court of York. See 37 & 38 Vict. c. 85, s. 7, and ARCHES COURT.The ecclesiatical court of province of York, responsible for appeals from provincial diocesan courts, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
Chancery Common Law Seal
Chancery Common Law Seal, for the sealing of writs, etc., out of the Petty Bag Office, 12 & 13 Vict. c. 109, ss. 11, 14. See now R. S. C., Ord. LXI....
Chancery (Great Seal [Offices] Abolition Act)
Chancery (Great Seal [Offices] Abolition Act). See 37 & 38 Vict. c. 81....
Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity
Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity, a printed or written statement of a plaintiff's case, in the nature of a petition to the Court, praying for some redress.For the descriptions of the several bills, see their distinctive names, as PEACE, BILL OF.Bills are now abolished, and all actions in the High Court are now commenced by writ of summons, followed in certain cases by a statement of claim (R.S.C. 1883). See STATEMENT OF CLAIM; WRIT OF SUMMONS; and PLEADING....
Affidavit Office in Chancery
Affidavit Office in Chancery, abolished by 15 & 16 Vict. c. 87, ss. 27 and 29, and its duties transferred to the Clerks of Records and Writs....
Chancery
In England formerly the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament exercising jurisdiction at law but chiefly in equity but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity...
court of chancery
court of chancery often cap both Cs : court of equity ...
Answerin Chancery
Answerin Chancery. The statement of the defendant's case, in answer to the plaintiff's bill of complaint. It was sworn to by the defendant.'Statement of Defence' is now substituted for the 'Answer.'-See STATEMENT OF DEFENCE and R. S. C. Ord. XIX....
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