TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Possessing the same rights, and being liable to the same duties. 2. Persons are all equal before the law, whatever adventitious advantages some may possess over others. All persons are protected by the law, and obedience to it is required from all. 3. Judges in court, while exercising their functions, are all upon an equality, it being a rule that inter pares non est potestas; … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A lease that doesn't have a basis in law but enforced by the course as a matter of fairness. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The act or process of making equal or bringing about conformity to a common standard. The process of equalizing assessments or taxes, as performed by "boards of equalization" in various states, consists in comparing the assessments made by the local officers of the various counties or other taxing districts within the jurisdiction of the board and reducing them to a common and … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A court imposed lien over property designed to bring about a fair result for an injured plaintiff. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An officer of state under the master of the horse. … [Read more...]