Court of equity

Definition
often cap C&E : a court having jurisdiction over suits in equity and administering justice and providing remedies according to the rules and principles of equity
compare court of law
Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure abolishes the distinction between law and equity, and therefore there are no longer courts of equity in the federal system.



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slight negligence

failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person


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