Chancellor From the old English legal system, a chancellor is a judge who sits in what is called a chancery (equity) court. The chancellor has the power to order that something be done, as distinguished from ordering the defendant to pay damages.
Chancellor
(n) Chancellor is the person appointed to preside chancery division of court with the powers to order and get things done. The word was originated from Roman courts of justice.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the principal Finance Minister of the Government. The Chancellor is the head of the Treasury and one of the most important members of the Cabinet.
CHANCELLOR. An officer appointed to preside over a court of chancery, invested with various powers in the several states.
Hitler, Chancellor Adolf (1889-1945). Although Stalin and Mao-Tse-tung each killed more people, Hitler is in undisputed possession of the title of the most reviled man in a 20th century with more than its share of genocidal monsters.
The term Chancellor is still in use in England today and now refers to the British minister of justice.
Thus, a new branch of law developed known as equity', with their decisions eventually gaining precedence over those of the common law courts.
But during this age the chief addition to English jurisprudence was made by the crystallization of the chancellor's equity. In the 17th century the chancery had a narrow escape of sharing the fate that befell its twin sister the star Equity. chamber.
The kings delegated this special judicial review power over common law court rulings to chancellors. A new branch of law developed known as "equity", with their decisions eventually gaining precedence over those of the common law courts.
The judge of the court of chancery, often called a court of equity, bears the title of chancellor. The equity jurisdiction in England is vested, principally, in the high court of chancery. This court is distinct from courts of law.
After England, Germany was the first European country to pass labor laws; Chancellor Bismarck's main goal being to undermine the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Fairness. A system of legal rules developed by the Lord Chancellor and special courts in England to make the common law (q.v.) fairer. Also: a financial interest in property or goods.
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Irvine, Lord: The current Lord Chancellor, the head of the UK's Judiciary.
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An infant who is under the superintendence of the chancellor. ... more
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