CHANCERY
\t͡ʃˈansəɹi], \tʃˈansəɹi], \tʃ_ˈa_n_s_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of CHANCERY
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- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The highest English court next to the parliament; in the United States a lower court of equity. Also a pugilistic term for the position of an opponent's head when it is under one's arm, so that it may be held and pommelled severely, the victim mean while being unable to retaliate effectively; hence, sometimes figuratively used of an awkward fix or predicament.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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ACTUAL CHANGE OF POSSESSION
- In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change possession, manifested by the usual outward signs, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change. Randall Parker, 3 Sandf. (Y.) 09; Murcii v. Swensen, 40 Minn. 421, 42 N. W. 290; Dodge v. .Tones, 7 Mont. 121, 14 Pac. 707; Stevens Irwin, 15 Cal. 503. 76 Am. Dec. 500