What are the legal terms for "law" and "legal" claims in common law?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mediterranean Best Foods, Inc. v. Gevorkyan, B266800 (Cal. App. 2017):
2. We use the terms "law" and "legal" to refer to claims derived from English common law, as distinct from "equitable" claims developed by the English chancery courts. (See People v. One 1941 Chevrolet Coupe (1951) 37 Cal.2d 283, 288.)
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