What is another word for chancery?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈansəɹi] (IPA)

Chancery is a term used for a court of equity that deals with issues of fairness and justice. There are several synonyms for this word, including judiciary, court of chancery, equity court, and court of equity. Other synonyms include court of justice, courts of general jurisdiction, and high court. The term "chancellor" is also used to refer to the head of the chancery, who is the highest-ranking judge in the court of equity. Other related words that may be used as synonyms include adjudication, tribunal, and bench. Regardless of the synonym used, all of these terms refer to a court of law that serves the purpose of ensuring fairness and justice in legal proceedings.

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    • Proper noun, singular
      chancellory.

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Usage examples for Chancery

She thought, looking at the sky above chancery Lane, how the roof was the same everywhere; how she was now secure of all that this lofty blue and its steadfast lights meant to her; reality, was it, figures, love, truth?
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
The reason of its having fallen to decay, was likewise a matter of dispute; some said that it was in chancery, and had already cost more than its worth in legal expenses; but the most current, and, of course, the most probable account, was that it was haunted, and that nobody could live quietly in it.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
A vice-president and privy council of six members were elected, and among other duties, were to exercise chancery jurisdiction; and other judges were directed to be chosen by the general assembly.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James

Famous quotes with Chancery

  • As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it the quiet of families to have their chancery and their parliament within doors, and to compose and determine all emergent differences there.
    John Donne
  • In the Catholic Church, especially, they go into chancery, make a clean confession, give up all, and think to start again. Thus men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make an effort to get up.
    Henry David Thoreau

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