bill in equity
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bill in equity — The declaration or complaint of the plaintiff where the relief demanded is such as is granted by a court of equity; a petition for relief addressed to a court of equity which states the facts on which the claim for relief is based. 27 Am J2d Eq § … Ballentine's law dictionary
bill in equity — the process instituting an action or proceeding in a suit in equity setting forth the plaintiff s cause of action … Useful english dictionary
interrogating part of bill in equity — A term familiar in discussions of pristine equity pleading. The part of a bill in equity following the general jurisdiction clause and generally comprising two features: the general interrogatory and the special interrogatories. The general… … Ballentine's law dictionary
bill — n 1: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment; also: the law itself the GI bill ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill /ə ˌprō prē ā shənz /: a bill providing money for government expenses and programs ◇ Appropriations bills originate in the… … Law dictionary
bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a … Black's law dictionary
bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a … 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 — 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 — A term having a variety of meanings. The mitigating principles, by the application of which substantial justice may be attained in particular cases wherein the prescribed or customary forms of ordinary law seem to be inadequate. A complex system… … Ballentine's law dictionary
bill to perpetuate testimony — A bill in equity. Whenever there is reasonable cause to apprehend future litigation in regard to a particular subject or matter and the person threatened with or exposed to suit is himself unable to bring the issue to an immediate judicial… … Ballentine's law dictionary
