Equity - Law Dictionary Search Results
decree
an order having the force of law [by judicial ] 2 : a judicial decision esp. in an equity or probate court ;broadly : judgment [divorce ] [interlocutory ] consent decree : a decree entered by a
dilution
dilution 1 : a lessening of real value (as of equity) by a decrease in relative worth ;specif : a decrease of the value per share of common stock
exception
insufficiency of a pleading shall not be used "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 7(c)"] used esp. in equity proceedings
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justice
of law [a fugitive from ] ;esp : the establishment or determination of rights according to law or equity [system of ] b : fair, just, or impartial legal process [courts or tribunals…for the administration of international
exemptions, exempt property
For example, in some states the debtor may be able to exempt all or a portion of the equity in the debtor's primary residence (homestead exemption), or some or all "tools of the trade" used by the
foreclosure
foreclosure 1 : a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor's equity of redemption in mortgaged real property see also deficiency judgment at judgment, redeem, right of redemption, statutory foreclosure,
freezeout
controlling shareholders or the board of directors) for the purpose of causing the minority shareholders to lose their equity in the corporation (as by the sale of their shares) compare squeezeout
hearing
is tainted (as because of unfairly suggestive procedures) and therefore inadmissible as evidence 2 : a trial in equity practice
hecm (reverse mortgage)
hecm (reverse mortgage) the reverse mortgage is used by senior homeowners age 62 and older to convert the equity in their home into monthly streams of income and/or a line of credit to be repaid when they
indenture
claim against a debtor, a claim secured by a lien on any of the debtor's property, or an equity security of the debtor 2 : a deed or other document to which two or more parties (as
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