Tag: Equity

  • Conversion

    Concept of Conversion In the framework of U.S. civil service, a definition of conversion is provided here: The changing of an employee from one appointment to another appointment (under either the same or a different authority) in the same agency with no break in service or with a break of 3 […]

  • Conversion

    Concept of Conversion In the framework of U.S. civil service, a definition of conversion is provided here: The changing of an employee from one appointment to another appointment (under either the same or a different authority) in the same agency with no break in service or with a break of 3 […]

  • Answer

    Definition of Answer Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Answer legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A pleading submitted by a civil defendant as a formal written response to a plaintiffs complaint. The answer may simply admit or deny the assertions of the plaintiff. An […]

  • Answer

    Definition of Answer Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Answer legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A pleading submitted by a civil defendant as a formal written response to a plaintiffs complaint. The answer may simply admit or deny the assertions of the plaintiff. An […]

  • Peremptory Defence

    In the Past A defense which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit or that if he had, the original right is extinguished or decided. 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 4206. [1] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about peremptory defence is based on […]

  • Peremptory Defence

    In the Past A defense which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit or that if he had, the original right is extinguished or decided. 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 4206. [1] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about peremptory defence is based on […]

  • Marshalling Securities

    In the Past When a party has two funds by which his debt is secured and another creditor has a claim only on one of these funds, a court of equity (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) will compel the creditor having a double security to resort to that fund…