chancery Definition
chan·cery (c̸han′sər ē, c̸hän′-)
noun pl. -·cer·ies
- a division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, presided over by the Lord High Chancellor of England
- a court of equity
- the laws, practice, and proceedings of a court of equity; equity
- a court of record; office of public archives
- chancellery (sense )
- Brit. the political department, or its offices, of an embassy or legation
- R.C.Ch. the administrative office of a diocese, under the direction of the bishop
Etymology: ME chancerie, var. of chancelerie: see chancellery
chancery Idioms
in chancery
- in process of litigation in a court of equity
- in an awkward or helpless situation
chancery Usage Examples
Converse of object
include: The main areas of practice include chancery, commercial, crime, employment, housing, family and personal injury.
Adjective modifier
- royal: The value and the aims of the project The fine rolls were the earliest rolls compiled by the English royal chancery.
- commercial: It also has a strong construction, financial services, insurance, commercial, commercial chancery and employment practice.
- other: David Previously practiced as a barrister, specializing in charity cases as well as other chancery and commercial work.
Modifies a noun
- inn: In mid 16th century attorneys were ordered to leave inns of court and return to chancery inns.
- practice: His commercial chancery practice extends to the equitable aspects of company law such as minority shareholders ' disputes.
- roll: Several households of royal officials lay in the Strand, and the chancery rolls were stored in Chancery Lane.
- proceeding: Such orders may be appropriate in chancery proceedings and there are a number in existence.
- clerk: King's Hall was a large institution founded by Edward II as a training ground of his chancery clerks.
- chamber: He was a pupil in chancery chambers in Lincoln's Inn before joining the ICSL in 1979.
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