cleanup doctrine

cleanup doctrine. The jurisdictional principle that once an equity court has acquired jurisdiction over a case, it may decide both equitable and legal issues as long as the legal issues are ancillary to the equitable ones. [Cases: Equity 39. C.J.S. Equity § 73.]

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词条贡献者

译者Celia，毕业于新加坡知名法学院，擅长翻译涉及信息和智能技术领域的法律文件。