proceedings+in+equity

  • 11suits or proceedings at law or in chancery — Suits instituted and carried or in substantial conformity with the forms and modes prescribed by the common law or by the rules in chancery excluding cases instituted and carried on solely in accordance with statutory provisions. Under current… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12post-verdict proceedings — Literally, any proceeding in a case after verdict returned. Specifically, proceedings after verdict rendered in the jury trial of an equity suit. 27 Am J2d Eq § 243 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 13chancery — n. 1. Court of equity, Court of Chan cery. 2. [U. S.] Equity, proceedings in equity …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 14practice — Repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of similar kind; custom; usage. Application of science to the wants of men. The exercise of any profession. The form or mode or proceeding in courts of justice for the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15Complaint — Com*plaint (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nt ), n. [F. complainte. See {Complain}.] 1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault finding. [1913 Webster] I poured out my complaint before him. Ps. cxlii. 2 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Christian Science — Not to be confused with other religious movements including Religious Science and Scientology, or with the relationship between religion and science. Part of a series on Christianity …

    Wikipedia

  • 17abatement — /euh bayt meuhnt/, n. 1. the act or state of abating or the state of being abated; reduction; decrease; alleviation; mitigation. 2. suppression or termination: abatement of a nuisance; noise abatement. 3. an amount deducted or subtracted, as from …

    Universalium

  • 18Court of Chancery — This article is about the English civil court. For other uses, see Court of Chancery (disambiguation) …

    Wikipedia

  • 19procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …

    Universalium

  • 20Common law — For other uses, see Common law (disambiguation). Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A… …

    Wikipedia