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Adjudication
Definition:
Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree, or the rendering of a decision on a matter before a court.
Writ
Definition:
A petition to a court for some extraordinary relief, such as asking the court to release a defendant from imprisonment.
Equity, courts of
Definition:
Courts which administer a legal remedy according to the system of equity, as distinguished from courts of common law. The English system upon which most American states modeled their court systems included two separate sets of courts: equity and law. Although Utah has now combined the two in a single system, court continues to refer to their powers in equity as distinct from their functions as courts of law. Equitable powers are flexible and try to do justice. Courts of law are rigid and must act strictly according to the law.
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