creditor's suit

creditor's suit
n. A proceeding in equity in which a judgment creditor seeks to discover and have delivered to him property that cannot be reached by the process available at law to enforce a judgment.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • creditor's suit — Equitable proceeding brought to enforce payment of debt out of property or other interest of debtor which cannot be reached by ordinary legal process. Sackin v. Kersting, 105 Ariz. 464, 466 P.2d 758. By use of the creditor s bill, a judgment… …   Black's law dictionary

  • creditor's suit — Equitable proceeding brought to enforce payment of debt out of property or other interest of debtor which cannot be reached by ordinary legal process. Sackin v. Kersting, 105 Ariz. 464, 466 P.2d 758. By use of the creditor s bill, a judgment… …   Black's law dictionary

  • creditor's suit — See creditors bill …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • creditor’s bill (suit) — n. A proceeding brought in equity by a creditor who has secured judgment against a debtor to enforce payment of the debt if the creditor cannot reach the debtor’s property at law. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …   Law dictionary

  • creditor's bill or suit — Equitable proceeding brought to enforce payment of debt out of property or other interest of debtor which cannot be reached by ordinary legal process. Sackin v. Kersting, 105 Ariz. 464, 466 P.2d 758. By use of the creditor s bill, a judgment… …   Black's law dictionary

  • creditor's bill or suit — Equitable proceeding brought to enforce payment of debt out of property or other interest of debtor which cannot be reached by ordinary legal process. Sackin v. Kersting, 105 Ariz. 464, 466 P.2d 758. By use of the creditor s bill, a judgment… …   Black's law dictionary

  • creditor's bill — Equitable proceeding brought to enforce payment of debt out of property or other interest of debtor which cannot be reached by ordinary legal process. Sackin v. Kersting, 105 Ariz. 464, 466 P.2d 758. By use of the creditor s bill, a judgment… …   Black's law dictionary

  • creditor's bill — Equitable proceeding brought to enforce payment of debt out of property or other interest of debtor which cannot be reached by ordinary legal process. Sackin v. Kersting, 105 Ariz. 464, 466 P.2d 758. By use of the creditor s bill, a judgment… …   Black's law dictionary

  • friendly suit — n. A lawsuit brought by parties who agree on a particular settlement but need a judicial decision to make it binding; see also declaratory judgment The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …   Law dictionary

  • friendly suit — A suit brought by a creditor against an executor or administrator, being really a suit by the executor or administrator, in the name of a creditor, against himself, in order to compel the creditors to take an equal distribution of the assets.… …   Black's law dictionary

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