equitable doctrine
71Nonintercourse Act — Not to be confused with the Non Intercourse Act (1809). The Nonintercourse Act (also known as the Indian Intercourse Act or the Indian Nonintercourse Act) is the collective name given to six statutes passed by the United States Congress in 1790,… …
72fiduciary — /fad(y)uwsh(iy)ary/ The term is derived from the Roman law, and means (as a noun) a person holding the character of a trustee, or a character analogous to that of a trustee, in respect to the trust and confidence involved in it and the scrupulous …
73fiduciary — /fad(y)uwsh(iy)ary/ The term is derived from the Roman law, and means (as a noun) a person holding the character of a trustee, or a character analogous to that of a trustee, in respect to the trust and confidence involved in it and the scrupulous …
74Will contest — Wills, trusts and estates …
75cy-pres — [sē′prā′, sī′prā] adj., adv. 〚Late Anglo Fr < OFr si pres, so nearly < L sic, so + presse, adv. of pressus, pp. of premere, PRESS1〛 Law as near(ly) as possible: designating or according to an equitable doctrine for the interpretation of legal… …
76cy pres — /si ˈpreɪ/ (say see pray) Law 1. as near as practicable. 2. doctrine of cy pres, an equitable doctrine (applicable only to cases of charitable trusts or donations) which, in place of an impossible or illegal condition, limitation, or object,… …
77marshalling assets — Also known as marshalling assets and securities, marshalling of liens or marshalling of remedies, it is an equitable doctrine requiring a senior creditor, having two funds to satisfy his debt, to resort first to the one fund which is not subject… …
78marshalling assets — Also known as marshalling assets and securities, marshalling of liens or marshalling of remedies, it is an equitable doctrine requiring a senior creditor, having two funds to satisfy his debt, to resort first to the one fund which is not subject… …
79quantum meruit — /kwontam mehruwat/ Quantum meruit as amount of recovery means as much as deserved, and measures recovery under implied contract to pay compensation as reasonable value of services rendered. Kintz v. Read, 28 Wash.App. 731, 626 P.2d 52, 55. An… …
80cy-pres — [sē′prā′, sī′prā] adj., adv. [Late Anglo Fr < OFr si pres, so nearly < L sic, so + presse, adv. of pressus, pp. of premere, PRESS1] Law as near(ly) as possible: designating or according to an equitable doctrine for the interpretation of… …
