chancery court — n. 1 The traditional name for a court of equity. 2 Equity or proceedings administered in courts of equity. Also called court of chancery. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Chancery Court — For other uses, see Court of Chancery (disambiguation). Anglicanism portal The Chancery Court of York is an ecclesiastical court for the Province of York of the Church of England. The presiding officer, the Official Princip … Wikipedia
Chancery Court Hotel — Chancery Court Hotel, London … Wikipedia
Chancery, Court of — ▪ court in England, the court of equity under the lord high chancellor that began to develop in the 15th century to provide remedies not obtainable in the courts of common law. Today, the court comprises the Chancery Division of the High… … Universalium
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Chancery Amendment Act 1858 — Chancery Amendment Act, 1858 Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the course of procedure in the High Court of Chancery, the Court of Chancery in Ireland, and the Court of Chancery of the county palatine of Lancaster … Wikipedia
chancery — chan·cery / chan sə rē/ n [Middle English chauncery, alteration of chancellerie chancellor s office] 1 cap: the court having equity jurisdiction in England and Wales and presided over by the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ◇ Formerly a separate… … Law dictionary
Chancery — Chan cer*y, n. [F. chancellerie, LL. cancellaria, from L. cancellarius. See {Chancellor}, and cf. {Chancellery}.] 1. In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chancery — may refer to: Chancery (diplomacy), the building that houses a diplomatic mission, such as an embassy Chancery (medieval office), a medieval writing office Chancery (village), in Ceredigion, Wales Diocesan chancery, which houses a diocese s curia … Wikipedia
Court of Chancery — 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
