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Chancellor

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000925

A judge who presides over a court of equity, historically responsible for applying principles of fairness and justice rather than strict legal rules. In some jurisdictions, the title is still used for judges in courts that handle specific types of cases, such as family law or probate. The role of a chancellor often involves discretion in fashioning remedies.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000925
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000925",
  "term": "Chancellor",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A judge who presides over a court of equity, historically responsible for applying principles of fairness and justice rather than strict legal rules. In some jurisdictions, the title is still used for judges in courts that handle specific types of cases, such as family law or probate. The role of a chancellor often involves discretion in fashioning remedies.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/chancellor/"
}

Record 738 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.