court of equity
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court 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… … Law dictionary
Court 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
Court 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… … Wikipedia
Court 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
Court 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
court 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 … Useful english dictionary
court 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
court of equity — Law. a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity. * * * … Universalium
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
court — / kōrt/ n [Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a: an official assembly for the administration of justice: a unit of the judicial branch of government the… … Law dictionary
