Look up: chancery

1. chancery
   [n] - a court with jurisdiction in equity 2. [n] - an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records
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2. Chancery
   royal secretariat of late Anglo-Saxon and subsequent medieval kings.
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3. Chancery
   In the UK, a division of the High Court that deals with such matters as the administration of the estates of deceased persons, the execution of trusts, the enforcement of sales of land, and...
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4. Chancery
   Chan'cer·y noun [ French chancellerie , Late Latin cancellaria , from Latin cancellarius . See Chancellor , and confer Chancellery .] 1. In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parli...
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5. chancery
   court of chancery noun a court with jurisdiction in equity
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6. chancery
   noun an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
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7. Chancery
   • (n.) In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity. • (n.) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division o...
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8. chancery
   (from the article `diplomatics`) Development and characteristics of chanceriesOf these departments of state, the chancery was perhaps the most essential, for, without a means of transmitting a number of recognizably authentic ... Philip Augustus acted vigorously to improve the efficiency of his lordship. He was, indeed, practically the ...
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9. chancery
   
   • a court with jurisdiction in equity
   • an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
   
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10. chancery
    chancery: see equity.
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11. Chancery
    (n) Chancery is the court which derives authority from the King and function according to the equity or fairness of the case or dispute involved rather than following letter of the law. Later the basis of equity is codified and recorded to marginalize the difference between chanceries and law courts.
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12. chancery
    n. a court that can order acts performed. Today chancery courts are merged with law courts in most states.
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13. Chancery
    In the UK, a division of the High Court that deals with such matters as the administration of the estates of deceased persons, the execution of trusts, the enforcement of sales of land, and foreclosure of mortgages. Before reorganization of the court system in 1875, it administered the rules of equity as distinct from common law
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14. Chancery
    English court of equity law, merged with common law courts in 1873. Dickens pointed out the absurdity of chancery cases in Bleak House. He had gained first hand experience when he won chancery cases against those who pirated editions of A Christmas Carol, and then lost more money in court costs than he was realizing from the book's sales.
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15. Chancery
    The Chancery Division of the High Court considers matters in relation to trust law, the administration of estates, guardianship and charities.
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16. Chancery
    (diplomacy) A `Chancery` is the type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy. The building can house one or several different nations` missions. The term Chancery has a rich history. Originally There were two terms refering to the same structure, Chancery and Chancellory. The ...
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17. Chancery
    (medieval office) `Chancery` is a general term for a medieval writing office, responsible for the production of official documents.<ref name=Dict66>Coredon Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases p. 66--> The title of chancellor, for the head of the office, came to be held by impor...
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