suit in equity
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suit in equity — An action in equity. A suit prosecuted and tried in accordance with the modes of procedure known to courts of equity. 27 Am J2d Equity § 177. Under modern statutes in most jurisdictions, an action in equity is an ordinary civil action. It is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
suit — n [Anglo French siute suite suit request to initiate legal proceedings, literally, pursuit, from siute, feminine past participle of suire to follow, from Old French sivre see sue]: a proceeding to enforce a right or claim; specif: an action… … Law dictionary
suit — 1 *prayer, plea, petition, appeal Analogous words: entreaty, importuning or importunity, imploring, supplication (see corresponding verbs at BEG): asking, requesting or request, soliciting or solicitation (see corresponding verbs at ASK) 2 Suit,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
equity — eq·ui·ty / e kwə tē/ n pl ties [Latin aequitat aequitas fairness, justice, from aequus equal, fair] 1 a: justice according to fairness esp. as distinguished from mechanical application of rules prompted by considerations of equity comity between… … Law dictionary
equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… … Black's law dictionary
equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… … Black's law dictionary
equity — n. supplementary system of justice in equity (a suit in equity) * * * [ ekwɪtɪ] [ supplementary system of justice ] in equity (a suit in equity) … Combinatory dictionary
equity pleading — A pleading in a suit in equity, whether bill, complaint, petition, answer, plea, or cross bill, etc., governed by traditional equity practice. In most jurisdictions today, distinctive rules of equity pleading have been largely, if not entirely,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
suit to extinguish the equity of redemption — index foreclosure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
commencement of suit in equity — The filing of a bill or complaint in the office of the clerk of the court. 27 Am J2d Eq § 177. For more modern view as to the commencement of an action, See commencement of action … Ballentine's law dictionary
