Court of equity

  • 1court of equity — often cap C&E: a court having jurisdiction over suits in equity and administering justice and providing remedies according to the rules and principles of equity compare court of law ◇ Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure abolishes the… …

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  • 2Court of Equity — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Court of equity — See also: Court of Chancery A chancery court, equity court or court of equity is a court that is authorized to apply principles of equity, as opposed to law, to cases brought before it. These courts began with petitions to the Lord Chancellor of… …

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  • 4Court of Equity — A court which has jurisdiction in equity, which administers justice and decides controversies in accordance with the rules, principles, and precedents of equity, and which follows the forms and procedure of chancery; as distinguished from a court …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5Court of Equity — A court which has jurisdiction in equity, which administers justice and decides controversies in accordance with the rules, principles, and precedents of equity, and which follows the forms and procedure of chancery; as distinguished from a court …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6court of equity — also court of conscience : a court having jurisdiction over suits in equity and administering justice and providing remedies according to the rules and principles of equity * * * Law. a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice …

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  • 7court of equity — A court having jurisdiction of suits in equity and in which equitable remedies are administered. See court of conscience; equity …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 8court of equity — Law. a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 9court of equity — noun A court empowered to provide only equitable relief, but not to make rulings on questions of law, nor to award monetary damages …

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  • 10equity — 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… …

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