in chancery
41chancery — UK [ˈtʃɑːnsərɪ] / US [ˈtʃænsərɪ] noun [singular] 1) Chancery in the legal system in England and Wales, a division of the High Court of Justice 2) a government office where official documents are kept 3) legal American a court of law that… …
42chancery — Equity; equitable jurisdiction; a court of equity; the system of jurisprudence administered in courts of equity. See Court of Chancery equity …
43chancery — Equity; equitable jurisdiction; a court of equity; the system of jurisprudence administered in courts of equity. See Court of Chancery equity …
44Inns of chancery — 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… …
45To get or to hold In chancery — 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… …
46chancery — The building upon a diplomatic or consular compound which houses the offices of the chief of mission or principal officer …
47chancery — noun (plural ceries) Etymology: Middle English chancerie, alteration of chancelerie chancellery, from Anglo French, from chanceler Date: 14th century 1. a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic… …
48Chancery Lane — South out of High Holborn at 310 to 192 Fleet Street. The southern end only is in Farringdon Ward Without, the northern portion lying outside the City boundary in the Borough of Holborn and the City of Westminster (P.O. Directory). First… …
49chancery — chan|ce|ry [ˈtʃa:nsəri US ˈtʃæn ] n [singular] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: chancellery] 1.) especially BrE a government office that collects and stores official papers 2.) the part of the British system of law courts which deals with ↑equity 3.)… …
50chancery — church office dealing with legal matters and archives Ecclesiastical Terms …
