enrollment office
Enrollment Office. Hist. A department of the Court of Chancery responsible for storing enrolled deeds and judgments. • The Enrollment Office was abolished in 1879; its duties were transferred to the Central Office.
Search Results for: CHANCER
durham
Durham (d[schwa]r-[schwa]m). One of the three remaining county palatines in England, the others being Chester and Lancaster. • Its jurisdiction was vested in the Bishop of Durham until the statute 6 & 7 Will. 4, ch. 19 vested it as a separate franchise and royalty in the Crown. The jurisdiction of the Durham Court of
fiant
fiant, n. Hist. 1. A decree; commission. 2. A warrant to the Chancery of Ireland for a grant under the great seal.
court of arches
Court of Arches. Eccles. law. The ecclesiastical court of the province of Canterbury, responsible for appeals from provincial diocesan courts. • The Pope heard appeals from the Court of Arches until the break with Rome prompted a transfer of the appellate jurisdiction to the Court of Delegates. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council now
Cairns’ Act
Cairns’ Act 〈英〉《凯恩斯法》 1858年颁布的《衡平法院修正法》〔Chancery Amendment Act〕的俗称，得名于其提出者凯恩斯。该法第一次使衡平法院在颁发实际履行令和禁制令以外，可以判决给付损害赔偿金。1873年为《司法组织法》〔Judicature Act〕所取代。
Faryndon’s Inn
Faryndon’s Inn 〈英〉法里顿律师公会 1484年后改称为高级律师公会〔Serjeant’s Inn〕，位于文秘署街〔Chancery Lane〕东部，紧邻克利福德律师公会〔Clifford’s Inn〕。
supplicavit
supplicavit (s[schwa]p-li-kay-vit). Hist. A writ issued by the King’s Bench or Chancery for taking sureties of the peace, obligating a person to be on good behavior for a specified period. • It is commonly directed to the justices of the peace who are hesitant to intervene in their judicial capacities. See surety of the peace
laches
laches (lach-iz). [Law French “remissness; slackness”] 1. Unreasonable delay in pursuing a right or claim — almost always an equitable one — in a way that prejudices the party against whom relief is sought. — Also termed sleeping on rights. “Early in its history, Chancery developed the doctrine that where the plaintiff in equity delayed
sequestrator
sequestrator (see-kwes-tray-t[schwa]r). 1. An officer appointed to execute a writ of sequestration. “[A] sequestrator was an officer of the Court of Chancery acting under the order of that court in seizing property. The law courts appear, however, to have held that the holder of the property could resist seizure by the officer of the Court
half seal
half seal 〈英〉半印 从前衡平法院〔Court of Chancery〕用以在向皇家教务代表法院〔Court of Delegates〕提起的关于教会或海事方面的上诉中的委托书上加盖的印章。