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  • 81Bivens action — Name for type of action (derived from Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Defendants, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999) for damages to vindicate constitutional right when federal government official has violated such right. Action is available if no equally… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 82Bivens action — Name for type of action (derived from Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Defendants, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999) for damages to vindicate constitutional right when federal government official has violated such right. Action is available if no equally… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 83joinder of causes of action — Union of two or more causes of action, each of which could be made the basis of a separate suit, in the same complaint, declaration, bill, or petition. Linseott v Linscott, 243 Iowa 335, 51 NW2d 428, 30 ALR2d 789. An impropriety in joining in one …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 84mixed action — An action appertaining in some degree to both real and personal actions, and therefore properly referable to neither of such classes. To illustrate, an action for the recovery of the possession of real property and damages for waste committed by… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 85remedial action — A civil action for recovery of damages for the benefit of the injured party as compensation, the purpose being to indemnify the plaintiff rather than punish the defendant. 1 Am J2d Actions § 42. An action is remedial where it is brought by the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 86human action — noun something that people do or cause to happen (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑act, ↑deed, ↑human activity • Derivationally related forms: ↑actuate (for: ↑act), ↑act …

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  • 87Resource Conservation and Recovery Act — The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enacted in 1976, is a Federal law of the United States contained in 42 U.S.C. §§6901 6992k. It is usually pronounced as rick rah or Wreck rah. RCRA is the Unites States primary law governing the… …

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  • 88Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 — The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (USStatute|110|289|122|2654|2008|07|30) designed primarily to address the subprime mortgage crisis, was passed by the United States Congress on July 24, 2008 and signed by President George W. Bush on… …

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  • 89right of recovery — index cause of action Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 90common recovery — noun : a conveyance of real property through the medium of an action and judgment at law formerly widely used in England as a means of giving a tenant in tail an absolute power to dispose of his estate * * * common recovery A former method of… …

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