chancery
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- noun
- /ˈtʃænsəri/
- Archaic
:
corte de equidad
- The classical liberal theory of fiduciary law can be traced back to the English Chancery Court's seminal 1726 decision, Keech v. Sandford.
- chancery court
It was done by Chancellor McCormick, who is the Chief Judge, if you will, the Delaware court at Chancery.
- It was done by Chancellor McCormick, who is the Chief Judge, if you will, the Delaware court at Chancery.
Examples
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The Delaware Court of Chancery has indicated that a 6.3% valuation wedge between a first bidder and a potential second bidder is likely to be preclusive and therefore impermissible under Delaware corporate law.
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Eager to emulate the success of Delaware's Court of Chancery, proponents say they want technology to become as much a mainstay of Michigan's economy as the automobile industry.
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I was called to the bar in London... and enrolled at the High Court of Chancery.
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On Dec. 13, a Chancery Court judge denied Wheeler's application for a temporary restraining order.
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Five weeks after the lawsuit was filed, a two-week bench trial began in Delaware Chancery Court.
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The Delaware Court of Chancery has made docket information and pleadings available over the Internet for most civil, patent, and bankruptcy cases.
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Comverge shareholders challenged the deal protections, and the case is currently pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
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Delaware created the Court of Chancery more than 200 years ago, and for decades, businesses have incorporated there, lured, among other things, by a system that specializes in the complexities of corporate litigation.
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The Court of Chancery ensures that justice is served fairly and equitably in legal disputes.
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In England, the Chancery deals with cases related to trusts and estates, aiming for just resolutions.
Synonyms
A court that handles disputes about trusts and wills and can order someone to stop actions, not criminal cases
A court that deals with fairness in legal cases, like trusts and estates
Compounds
- Formal
A court that handles disputes about trusts and wills and can order someone to stop actions, not criminal cases
- Formal
A court that deals with fairness in legal cases, like trusts and estates
Surface Forms
Morphology
chancery = chancellor (semi-transparent) = chancel + ery
Historically the court and office administered by a 'chancellor' — the morphological link to 'chancellor' exists, but the legal, court-of-equity sense is specialized and may not be directly inferable for learners.
Etymology
Chancery also became the name of the court of the chancellor, the official who worked behind that screen, and it shares the root cancelli meaning 'lattice'. That's why chancery can mean a court that gives fair, special decisions rather than a normal law court.