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MASTER CHANCERY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- The Judiciary (Public Administration)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chancery
1, record 1, English, chancery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chancery court 2, record 1, English, chancery%20court
correct
- court of chancery 3, record 1, English, court%20of%20chancery
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A court of equity. 2, record 1, English, - chancery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any party to be examined orally under this Act shall be so examined by or before a judge... a master in chancery, a clerk of the Crown or a special examiner of the court in which the election petition is pending... 4, record 1, English, - chancery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "chancery" is derived from the court of the Lord Chancellor, the original English court of equity. 2, record 1, English, - chancery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Structures du pouvoir judiciaire (Admin. publ.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chancellerie
1, record 1, French, chancellerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cour de la chancellerie 2, record 1, French, cour%20de%20la%20chancellerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toute partie à interroger oralement pour l'application de la présente loi, doit être ainsi interrogée par ou devant un juge [...] un conseiller maître de la chancellerie, un greffier de la Couronne ou un commissaire-enquêteur spécial du tribunal devant lequel cette pétition d'élection est en cours [...] 3, record 1, French, - chancellerie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Moyen Âge, le roi avait le pouvoir d'infirmer les décisions des tribunaux pour des motifs d'equity et il a commencé à renvoyer les requêtes qui lui étaient présentées dans le cadre de l'exercice de ce pouvoir discrétionnaire au chancelier qui, à cette fin, a établi la Cour de la chancellerie. 2, record 1, French, - chancellerie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Courts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- master in chancery
1, record 2, English, master%20in%20chancery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- master in the chancery 2, record 2, English, master%20in%20the%20chancery
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An officer appointed by a court of equity to assist the court. 2, record 2, English, - master%20in%20chancery
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
master in chancery. An officer of a court of chancery who acts as an assistant to the judge or chancellor. His duties are to inquire into such matters as may be referred to him by the court, examine causes, take testimony, take accounts, compute damages, etc., reporting his findings to the court in such shape that a decree may be made; also to take oaths and affidavits and acknowledgments of deeds. 3, record 2, English, - master%20in%20chancery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Tribunaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conseiller maître de la chancellerie
1, record 2, French, conseiller%20ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20la%20chancellerie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conseillère maître de la chancellerie 2, record 2, French, conseill%C3%A8re%20ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20la%20chancellerie
correct, feminine noun
- conseiller à la cour de la chancellerie 3, record 2, French, conseiller%20%C3%A0%20la%20cour%20de%20la%20chancellerie
correct, masculine noun
- conseillère à la cour de la chancellerie 2, record 2, French, conseill%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20la%20cour%20de%20la%20chancellerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toute partie à interroger oralement pour l'application de la présente loi, doit être ainsi interrogée par ou devant un juge [...] un conseiller maître de la chancellerie, un greffier de la Couronne ou un commissaire-enquêteur spécial du tribunal devant lequel cette pétition d'élection est en cours [...] 1, record 2, French, - conseiller%20ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20la%20chancellerie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Comme il était conseiller à la cour de la chancellerie depuis 1823, et qu’en 1838 il en était le conseiller principal, sa nomination allait de soi. Il semble avoir rempli cette fonction avec distinction jusqu’à la suppression du poste en 1854, lors d’une réorganisation de la magistrature [...] 4, record 2, French, - conseiller%20ma%C3%AEtre%20de%20la%20chancellerie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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