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In ecclesiastical law. A form of government by diocesan bishops; the office or condition of a bishop. EPISCOPALIA (Law Lat.) In ecclesiastical law. Synodals, or payments due the bi

Dues owing the bishop.

Of or pertaining to episcopacy or to the Episcopal Church.

A bishopric. The dignity or office of a bishop.

A bishop.

A bishop is not held to obey any other command than that of the king.

It was an old custom that, upon certain feasts, some lay person should plait his hair, and put on the garments of a bishop, and in them pretend to exercise episcopal jurisdiction,

12 Coke, 44. A bishop may hold plea in a Court Christian of things merely spiritual.

Subject to clause (ii), the term “episode of care” means, with respect to an applicable condition and an applicable beneficiary, the period that includes— (I) the 3 days prior to t

In the civil law. Rescripts; opinions given by the emperors in cases submitted to them for decision. Answers of the emperors to petitions. The answers of counsellors, (juris-consul

A letter or epistle. Calv. Lex. An instrument in writing for the conveyance of lands, or the assurance of contracts. Spelman. EPISTOLAE (Lat.) In civil law. Rescripts; opinions giv

Lat. In the civil law. An opinion of the emperor upon a case submitted to him; a rescript. Inst. 1. 2. 6. Bfvaiit/ la e^iiitT. Francis^ Max. 9, max. iii. Thus where an heir buys in

Opinions of the Roman emperors.

Resort to epithets or personal abuse is not in any proper sense communication of information or opinion safeguarded by the Constitution, and its punishment as a criminal act would

one many. The motto of the arms the United States.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "E&P net deficit shareholder" means any United States shareholder if— (i) the aggregate foreign E&P deficit with respect

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "E&P net surplus shareholder" means any United States shareholder which would (determined without regard to this paragraph) t

or EPOCHA. The time at which a computation is begun; the time whence dates are numbered. Enc. Lond.

The term “EPSCoR” has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862p note).

The term “EPSCoR institution” means an institution of higher education, nonprofit organization, or other institution located in a jurisdiction eligible to participate in the progra

Impartial; not discriminating; unbiased; uniform.

The term “equal access” has the meaning given that term in Appendix B of the Modification of Final Judgment entered August 24, 1982, in United States v. Western Electric, Civil Act

The term “equal access code” means an access code that allows the public to obtain an equal access connection to the carrier associated with that code.

Taxes are said to be "equal and uniform" when no person or class of persons in the taxing district, whether it be a state, county, or city, is taxed at a different rate than are ot

If both were in fault, then the damages must be equally apportioned between them.

Persons are said to be related to a decedent "in equal degree" when they are all removed by an equal number of steps or degrees from the common ancestor. Fidler v. Higgins, 21 N. J

The 'equal footing' clause has long been held to refer to political rights and to sovereignty. The requirement of equal footing was designed not to wipe out those diversities but t

This Union' was and is a union of states, equal in power, dignity, and authority, each competent to exert that residuum of sovereignty not delegated to the United States by the Con

that petitioner must show not only "cause" for the untimely challenge, but also "actual prejudice" resulting from the failure to comply with the procedural rule.

the chattel subjected to the use tax is bought in another state and then carried into Washington.

The theme of the Bankruptcy Act is equality of distribution. To bring himself outside of that rule an unsecured creditor carries a burden of showing by clear and convincing evidenc

The University of Texas Law School possesses to a far greater degree those qualities which are incapable of objective measurement but which make for greatness in a law school. Such

While the supply of particular facilities may be conditioned upon there being a reasonable demand therefor, if facilities are provided, substantial equality of treatment of persons

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 va

To make uniform, as an assessment.

No affirmative action can be had in a cause where the judges are equally divided in opinion as to the judgment to be rendered or order to be made. If affirmative action is necessar

the corporate chain will have the right to compete with the local merchants.

Where proven facts give equal support to each of two inconsistent inferences; in which event, neither of them being established, judgment, as a matter of law, must go against the p

in the context of single-member districting, no "meaningful comparison" is Page Proof Pending Publication possible using a benchmark that builds in a presumption in favor of minori

The equality at which the 'equal protection' clause aims is not a disembodied equality. The Fourteenth Amendment enjoins 'the equal protection of the laws', and laws are not abstra

differences in access to the instruments needed to vindicate legal rights, when based upon the financial situation of the defendant, are repugnant to the Constitution

The rules by which this contention must be tested, as is shown by repeated decisions of this court, are these: 1. The equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment does not take fr

the classification 'must rest upon some ground of difference having a fair and substantial relation to the object of the legislation, so that all persons similarly circumstanced sh

The equal protection clause is directed only against arbitrary discrimination; that is, such as is without any reasonable basis... It does not prevent a city from applying the sche

The essential inquiry in all the foregoing cases is, however, inevitably a dual one: What legitimate state interest does the classification promote? What fundamental personal right

The constitutional prohibition applies only to taxation which in fact bears unequally on persons or property of the same class and that mere differences in modes of assessment do n

The guaranty of "equal protection of the laws," used in the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, means that no person or class of persons shall be denied

The equal protection of the laws means subjection to equal laws, applying alike to all in the same situation. If the plaintiff is a person within the jurisdiction of the state of A

Equal representation for equal numbers of people is a principle designed to prevent debasement of voting power and diminution of access to elected representatives.

no more than a command that members and classes of members shall not be discriminated against in their right to nominate and vote

Once the geographical unit for which a representative is to be chosen is designated, all who participate in the election are to have an equal vote—whatever their race, whatever the

An officer of sinte under the master of the horse.

A knight. Used chiefly in heraldry; miles, being the technical legal term. 4 Inst. 5.

An equal. It is mentioned in Simeon Dunelra, A. D. 882. Jacob.

The term "equine constituencies" means, collectively, owners, breeders, trainers, racetracks, veterinarians, State racing commissions, and jockeys who are engaged in the

The term "equine industry representative" means an organization regularly and significantly engaged in the equine industry, including organizations that represent the int

The name given to two periods of the year when the days and nights are equal; that is, when the space ol between the rising and setting of the sun is one-half of a natural day. The

In ordinary speech the load of a vehicle is not spoken of as a part of its equipment.

The term “equipment leasing” means— (i) the leasing of equipment which is section 1245 property, and (ii) the purchasing, servicing, and selling of such equipment.

The term “equipment manufacturer” means any person engaged in the manufacture, construction, or assembly of recreational vessels or associated equipment, or the importation of recr

Just; conformable to the principles of natural justice and right. Just, fair, and right, in consideration of the facts and circumstances of the individual case. Existing in equity;

The necessary prerequisite to the right to maintain a suit for an equitable accounting, like all other equitable remedies, is...the absence of an adequate remedy at law. Consequent

One founded on an equity or cognizable in a court of equity; or, more specifically, an action arising, not immediately from the contract in suit, but from an equity in favor of a t

the contractor has agreed in effect to convert what otherwise might be claims for breach of contract into claims for equitable adjustment. The changes clause, for example, permits

the principles of right and equity shall be applied having regard to the 'equal level or plane on which all the States stand, in point of power and right, under our constitutional

Such assets as are chargeable with the payment of debts or legacies in equity, and which do not fall under the description of "legal assets." Those portions of the property which,

Any order, writing, or act which makes an appropriation of a fund, amounts to an equitable assignment of the fund. The reason is, that the fund being a matter not assignable at law

The Bankruptcy Act, passed pursuant to the power given to Congress by Art. I, § 8, of the Constitution to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcy, converts the creditor

if there be admissible in any statute what is called an equitable construction, certainly such a construction is not admissible in a taxing statute, where you can simply adhere to

Equity considers that as done which is agreed to be done. Money which, according to a will or agreement, is to be invested in land, is regarded, in equity, as real estate; and land

A defence to an action on grounds which, prior to the passing of the Common Law Procedure Act (17 and 18 Vict. c. 125), would have been cognizable only in a court of equity. Moz. &

The test under section 274b is whether the defendant could have maintained a bill in equity on the same averments. The defendant's rights to a hearing in equity are 'the same,' not

The special easements created by derivation of ownership of adjacent proprietors from a common source, with specific .intentions as to buildings for certain purposes, or with impli

A proceeding in use in Pennsylvania, brought to enforce specific performance of a contract for the sale of land, and for some other purposes, which is in form an action of ejectmen

The choice to be made by a person who may, under a will or other instrument, have either one of two alternative rights or benefits, but not both. Peters v. Bain, 133 U. S. 670 , 10

A right or Interest in land, which, not having the properties of a legal estate, but being merely a right of which courts of equity will take notice, requires the aid of such court

The doctrine of equitable estoppel is not a bar to the correction by the Commissioner of a mistake of law.

where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the acts of a third, he who has enabled such third person to occasion the loss must sustain it... the principles which underlie equ

This term is sometimes applied to the appointment of a receiver with power of sale. Hatch v. Van Dervoort, 54 N. J. Eq. 511, 34 Atl. 938

An interest which although lacking in the characteristics of a legal estate, the owner may enforce in a court of chancery. 82 111. 249.

The interest was present property alienable like any other, in the absence of a valid restraint upon alienation.

Although courts of admiralty have no general equity jurisdiction, and cannot afford equitable relief in a direct proceeding for that purpose, they may apply equitable principles to

The equitable jurisdiction of the courts of the United States as courts of law is chiefly exercised in the amendment of pleadings and proceedings in the court, and in the supervisi

From the earliest ages, Courts of equity have refused their aid to those who have neglected, for an unreasonable length of time, to assert their claims, especially where the legal

The filing of a creditor's bill and the service of process creates a lien in equity upon the effects of the judgment debtor. It has been aptly termed an 'equitable levy.

the parties were business men, acting without lawyers, and in good faith attempting to create a present security out of specified bonds and stocks. ... If an express declaration of

such as exist in equity, and of which courts of equity alone take cognizance. A lien is neither a jus in re nor a jns ad rem. It is nut property in the thing, nor does it constitut

he who seeks the aid of equity, to be relieved from usury, must do equity by paying the principal and legal interest upon the money borrowed.

the general rule is, that whatever, for a valuable consideration, is covenanted to be done, shall, in equity, be looked upon as done.

Equity regards that as done which ought to be done. It looks to the true intent and meaning, rather than to the form. It relieves against the consequences of accident and mistake,

the effect of the purported contract of lease of January, 1919, was that of an equitable mortgage. The rentals to be paid were the installments of the amount due under the original

The doctrine of equitable mortgage by deposit of title deed has been too long established to be now disputed; but it may be said that it ought never to have been established. I am

One owning an equitable interest.

A plea in an action at law presenting an equitable defense.

Its defense, which inheres in the cause of action is comparable to an equitable recoupment or diminution of petitioners' right to recover. Such a defense is never barred by the sta

forms of equitable relief available in the English Court of Chancery at the time of the founding.

Without attempting to draw any precise line to which Courts of equity will advance, and which they cannot pass, in restraining parties from availing themselves of judgments obtaine

It is not necessary in such a situation, in order to establish the right to relief to show that the beneficiary was damaged by the fraudulent conduct of the trustee. It is sufficie

By analogy, the term "salvage" is sometimes also used in cases which have nothing to do with maritime perils, but in which property has been preserved from loss by the last of seve

A seisin Which la analogous to legal seisin; that is, seisin of an equitable estate in land. Thus a mortgagor is said to have equitable seisin of the land by receipt of the rents.