action at law

  • 111action on the case — A common law species of personal action of formerly extensive application, otherwise called trespass on the case, or simply case, from the circumstance of the plaintiffs whole case or cause of complaint being set forth at length in the original… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 112action on the case — A common law species of personal action of formerly extensive application, otherwise called trespass on the case, or simply case, from the circumstance of the plaintiffs whole case or cause of complaint being set forth at length in the original… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 113law — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lǫg law; akin to Old English licgan to lie more at lie Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a binding custom or practice of a community ; a rule of …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 114Law enforcement in Bolivia — Bolivian National Police Corps Cuerpo de Policía Nacional Abbreviation CdPN Agency overview Formed 1886 Employees 31,000 Legal personality …

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  • 115action — actionless, adj. /ak sheuhn/, n. 1. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now. 2. something done or performed; act; deed. 3. an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or… …

    Universalium

  • 116quiet title action — A lawsuit to determine who owns a piece of real estate and so quiet any disputes over the title. Such a suit arises when there is some question about title for example, uncertainty about the boundary, claims by a lienholder, a question about an… …

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  • 117concert of action — con·cert of action / kän sərt / 1: a theory in torts that imposes liability on all defendants who have committed tortious acts that contributed to the plaintiff s injury even though only one actually caused the injury compare alternative… …

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  • 118local action — n: an action (as for trespassing) that must be brought in the venue that has jurisdiction over the situs or is otherwise designated by law compare transitory action Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 119Law of the United States — The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary War. [Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law , 3rd ed. (New York: Touchstone,… …

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  • 120Action Française — The Action Française is a French Monarchist (Orléanist) counter revolutionary movement and periodical founded by Maurice Pujo and Henri Vaugeois and whose principal ideologist was Charles Maurras. Although it supported the Orleanist branch,… …

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