Chancery
Historic equity tribunal
Chancery refers to a court of equity, historically distinct from courts of common law, handling matters like trusts, estates, and injunctions.
In England, the Court of Chancery was notoriously slow and expensive until abolished in 1873.
Chancery also means a chancellor's office or position, or the offices of an embassy or consulate where official business is conducted.
In wrestling, to have someone in chancery is to hold their head under your arm—from the helpless position of litigants trapped in lengthy chancery proceedings.
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- litigationLegal dispute process
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
petition · pleading · writ · judgment · suit · clerk · docket · filings
Ornamental handwriting art
- scriptWritten words for performance
- handGrasping body part
- letteringStyled written characters
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
manuscript · scribe · copyist · blackletter · cursive · minuscule · document · parchment
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- legationDiplomatic representative's headquarters
- missionPurpose-driven task
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
ambassador · dispatch · correspondence · communique · diplomatic pouch · attache · foreign office · secretary
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- registryOfficial record of entries
benefice · appointment · see · cathedral · vestry · synod · ordination · preferment
Cheerless, unwelcoming residence
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- delayEnforced waiting period
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- litigationLegal dispute process
inheritance · will · dispute · costs · ruin · solicitors · lawyers · obstruction
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- litigationLegal dispute process
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
injunction · petition · pleading · writ · judgment · suit · clerk · docket · filings · proceedings
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
penmanship · manuscript · scribe · copyist · blackletter · cursive · minuscule · document · parchment · vellum
embassy
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- legationDiplomatic representative's headquarters
- missionPurpose-driven task
envoy · ambassador · dispatch · correspondence · communique · diplomatic pouch · attache · foreign office · secretary · protocol
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- canonAccepted authoritative works
registry · benefice · appointment · see · cathedral · vestry · synod · ordination · preferment · tithe
Bleak House
Cheerless, unwelcoming residence
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- delayEnforced waiting period
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
litigation · inheritance · will · dispute · costs · ruin · solicitors · lawyers · obstruction · bureaucracy
- British lawEnglish law, Scottish law, barrister, solicitor, Crown Court
- Crown Governmentroyal assent, sovereign, constitutional monarchy, Exchequer, Secretary of State
- UK CourtsCrown Court, High Court, Old Bailey, House of Lords
- historic courtsStar Chamber, King's Bench, Exchequer, hundred court, hustings
- Tudor GovernmentHouse of Commons, House of Lords, Star Chamber, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII
- Tudor InstitutionsStar Chamber, House of Commons, House of Lords, Exchequer, King's Bench
Chancerycourt of law
Judicial body for disputes
law court · criminal court · King's Bench · small claims court · criminal jurisdiction
- no chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
- last chanceUltimate remaining opportunity
- second chanceRenewed opportunity after failure
- by chanceOccurring without design
- take a chanceAccept risk willingly
- not a chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility