court of equity

American  

noun

Law.

1. a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity.

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Example Sentences

“Because it is the unmaking of an agreement, rescission is an extreme remedy and should only be granted by a court of equity when it is ‘clearly warranted,’” the court wrote in the unsigned opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

It is known as a court of equity, rather than a court of law, because it allows for more flexible resolutions than the law formally provides.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022

From his chair next to Chief Justice Earl Warren, tiny, pince-nezed Felix Frankfurter observed: "A court of equity would not be beyond its powers to require that the bridge be restored."

From Time Magazine Archive

Said the court: "It is not in the interest of justice for this court of equity to order that she be kept alive against her will."

From Time Magazine Archive

May Heaven forgive you, Hepzibah," said Judge Pyncheon,—reverently lifting his eyes towards that high court of equity to which he appealed,—"if you suffer any ancient prejudice or animosity to weigh with you in this matter.

From House of the Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel