Court Of Chancery (Noun)
Meaning
A court with jurisdiction in equity.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The court of chancery was established to provide relief in cases where the common law courts were unable to do so.
- In medieval England, the court of chancery was a powerful institution that heard cases involving trusts, wills, and other equitable matters.
- The Lord Chancellor presided over the court of chancery, which had the authority to grant injunctions and other equitable remedies.
- The court of chancery played a crucial role in the development of English law, particularly in the areas of contract and property law.
- The character of Jarndyce and Jarndyce in Charles Dickens' novel "Bleak House" satirizes the slow and often ineffective workings of the court of chancery.