bill of peace

bill of peace
A bill filed to procure repose from repeated litigation and one of the earliest instances in which chancery courts entertained jurisdiction on the ground of preventing a multiplicity of suits. 19 Am J1st Eq § 81. See quieting title.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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