- ward of chancery
- Air infant under the special protection of a court of equity. 27 Am J1st Inf § 101.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ward of chancery
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ward in chancery — a ward under the care of a chancery court * * * ward in Chancery noun (historical) A minor under the protection of the Court of Chancery • • • Main Entry: ↑ward … Useful english dictionary
ward-in-chancery — An infant who is under the superintendence of the chancellor … Black's law dictionary
Ward — Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ward penny — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ward staff — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ward (law) — In law, a ward is someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian. A court may take responsibility for the legal protection of an individual, usually either a child or incapacitated person, in which case the ward is known as a ward of the … Wikipedia
ward — noun 1》 a room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient. 2》 an administrative division of a city or borough, typically represented by a councillor or councillors. 3》 a child or young person under the care and control … English new terms dictionary
ward of court — a child or young person for whom a guardian has been appointed by the Court of Chancery or who has become directly subject to the authority of that court. → ward … English new terms dictionary
Chancery Lane — South out of High Holborn at 310 to 192 Fleet Street. The southern end only is in Farringdon Ward Without, the northern portion lying outside the City boundary in the Borough of Holborn and the City of Westminster (P.O. Directory). First… … Dictionary of London
in chancery — phrasal 1. : in litigation in a court of chancery; also : under the superintendence of the lord chancellor a ward in chancery 2. : caught in a chancery hold in boxing or wrestling 3. : in an inextrica … Useful english dictionary
