Difference between revisions of "Small Claims Glossary (20:App E)"

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'''DISMISS'''
'''DISMISS'''
#The discharge of an individual or corporation from employment.  
*#The discharge of an individual or corporation from employment.  
#Judgment in a civil or criminal proceeding denying the relief sought by the action.  
*#Judgment in a civil or criminal proceeding denying the relief sought by the action.  


'''EQUITY'''  
'''EQUITY'''  
Can mean different things in different contexts. The most common definitions for equity include:  
*Can mean different things in different contexts. The most common definitions for equity include:  
#The broad concept of fairness  
#The broad concept of fairness  
#An alternative legal system that originated in the English courts as a response to the common-law system  
#An alternative legal system that originated in the English courts as a response to the common-law system