proceedings at law or in chancery
- proceedings at law or in chancery
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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suits or proceedings at law or in chancery — Suits instituted and carried or in substantial conformity with the forms and modes prescribed by the common law or by the rules in chancery excluding cases instituted and carried on solely in accordance with statutory provisions. Under current… … Black's law dictionary
suits at law or in chancery — suits or proceedings at law or in chancery Suits instituted and carried or in substantial conformity with the forms and modes prescribed by the common law or by the rules in chancery excluding cases instituted and carried on solely in accordance… … Black's law dictionary
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