Equity - Law Dictionary Search Results
VerbarNe exeat
The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail or security to abide a decree
Oratrix
A woman plaintiff or complainant in equity pleading
Accident
not due to negligence or misconduct on the part of the person seeking relief. The cases in which equity may give relief under certain conditions are (1) lost or destroyed documents. (2) Imperfect execution of powers. (3)
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Acquiescence
and inaction. Acquiescence, as a principle of substantive law, is grounded in the concepts of good faith and equity.
Actio bon' fidei
Nus. A'. A'. dare facere oportet ex bona fide. Accordingly the judge was allowed to take consideration of equity into account and he was acting as an arbiter rather than as a judex. See CONDICTIO, Sand. Just.
Adawlut
Adawlut, corrupted from Adalat, justice, equity; a Court of justice. The terms Dewanny Adawlut and Foujdarry Adawlut denote the civil and criminal Courts of
Advancement
the share to which a remainderman will ultimately be entitled for his benefit or advancement in life. In equity the presumption of advancement is an important exception to the doctrine of resulting trusts that a conveyance to
Allowance
Articles. See Kelley's Cambist, art. 'London,' and McCull. Comm. Dict. Allowances.--Deductions or payments allowed by law or in equity to persons such as trustees, personal representatives, tenants for life, mortgagees in possession, receivers, and others liable to
Charge and discharge
Edn. In Scotland the accounts of the intromissions of trustees are commonly called Accounts of charge and discharge. Equity Practice, court ordered account filing by a plaintiff and a defendant, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
Appointment in exercise of a Power
Appointments Act, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 37), appointments of nominal shares are to be valid in equity as well as in law and are not to be invalidated on the ground that any object of
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