chancery
the office or department of a chancellor; chancellery.
an office of public records, especially those of the Lord Chancellor in England.
(in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice.
Law.
Also called court of chancery. a court having jurisdiction in equity; court of equity.
the administrative office of a diocese.
Roman Catholic Church. a department of the Curia Romana now having the responsibility for issuing bulls to establish new dioceses, benefices, etc.
Idioms about chancery
in chancery,
Law. in litigation in a court of chancery.
Wrestling, Boxing. (of a contestant's head) held under an opponent's arm.
in a helpless or embarrassing position.
Origin of chancery
1Words Nearby chancery
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How to use chancery in a sentence
In December 2001, Dutschke married the woman, according to Lee County chancery Court records obtained by The Daily Beast.
Breeden persuaded a Delaware chancery Court judge that he would do better.
Her separation from her husband is the consequence, but her fortune is thrown into chancery.
Mary Wollstonecraft | Elizabeth Robins PennellIt was leased to the Cambrian, but got into chancery and was closed a few years later.
The Story of the Cambrian | C. P. GasquoineWe must fetch a suit in the Court of chancery, and that I'll do at once upon looking up the facts.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York | Lemuel Ely Quigg
A suit in chancery was proceeding, to enable him to sell, to his father, the reversion of a portion of his estates.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas MarshallA society has been formed in London for the reform of abuses in the Court of chancery.
British Dictionary definitions for chancery
/ (ˈtʃɑːnsərɪ) /
Also called: Chancery Division (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice
Also called: court of chancery (in the US) a court of equity
British the political section or offices of an embassy or legation
another name for chancellery
a court of public records; archives
Christianity a diocesan office under the supervision of a bishop's chancellor, having custody of archives, issuing official enactments, etc
in chancery
law (of a suit) pending in a court of equity
wrestling boxing (of a competitor's head) locked under an opponent's arm
in an awkward or helpless situation
Origin of chancery
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