action in tort
101abuse of process — noun A cause of action in tort arising from one party making a malicious and deliberate misuse or perversion of regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action …
102sound in contract — n. For a lawsuit to appear to be an action related to a contract, although it was brought as an action in tort. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
103actio ex delicto — /aekshiyow eks daliktow/ In the civil and common law, an action of tort; an action arising out of fault, misconduct, or malfeasance. 3 Bl.Comm. 117. Ex maleficio is the more common expression of the civil law; which is adopted by Bracton …
104de injuria — /diy injuriya/ Of [his own] wrong. In the technical language of common law pleading, a replication de injuria is one that may be made in an action of tort where the defendant has admitted the acts complained of, but alleges, in his plea, certain… …
105actio ex delicto — /aekshiyow eks daliktow/ In the civil and common law, an action of tort; an action arising out of fault, misconduct, or malfeasance. 3 Bl.Comm. 117. Ex maleficio is the more common expression of the civil law; which is adopted by Bracton …
106de injuria — /diy injuriya/ Of [his own] wrong. In the technical language of common law pleading, a replication de injuria is one that may be made in an action of tort where the defendant has admitted the acts complained of, but alleges, in his plea, certain… …
107damnum absque injuria — Damage without wrong, the sense of the expression being that there is no cause of action. 1 Am J2d Actions § 78. The phrase applies where an accident occurs and no fault or negligence is chargeable to either of the parties to the occurrence, as… …
108Outrage — may refer to: Outrage! (game), a board game OutRage!, a UK LGBT rights direct action group Tort of outrage, in law, an alternative term for intentional infliction of emotional distress Contents 1 Film and television 2 …
109MacDonald v. Vapor Canada Ltd. — MacDonald v. Vapor Canada Ltd. , [1977] 2 S.C.R. 134 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the Trade and Commerce power under section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867 . BackgroundThe federal Trade marks Act… …
110Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom — In the United Kingdom there are many regulations relevant to health, safety and welfare at work. Many of these give effect to European Union directives.Regulations made under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974Breach of the regulations is …
