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91common law — n: a body of law that is based on custom and general principles and embodied in case law and that serves as precedent or is applied to situations not covered by statute the common law of torts: as a: the body of law that was first developed in… …
92qui tam action — n: an action that is brought by a person on behalf of a government against a party alleged to have violated a statute esp. against defrauding the government through false claims and that provides for part of a penalty to go to the person bringing …
93LAW AND MORALITY — In the Bible In the Pentateuch, legal and moral norms are not distinguished by any definitional criteria. The manner of presentation of both is via revelation – moral norms are not presented as wisdom but rather as prophetic revelation. Thus the… …
94chose in action — see chose Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. chose in action …
95possessory action — n. A lawsuit in which the plaintiff’s objective is to recover possession of real property, as opposed to recovering title to it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.… …
96civil action — n. A lawsuit brought by a private citizen to protect a private or civil right or to seek a civil remedy; a noncriminal action. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. civil… …
97right of action — 1: a right to begin and prosecute an action in the courts (as for the purpose of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong) 2: chose in action at chose Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
98wrongful death action — n: an action that is brought by and in the name of the personal representative (as a spouse or parent) of one who dies a wrongful death and that seeks damages for the benefit of the survivors or the estate of the decedent compare survival action… …
99forms of action — n. The categories of legal actions available under common law, such as trespass, debt, etc., and divided into actions at equity and actions at law; now all forms of action are gathered together under the Rules of Civil Procedure into the single… …
100amicable action — am·i·ca·ble action / a mi kə bəl / n: a case brought before a court by consent of the parties in order to get a ruling on a point of law used esp. in Pennsylvania Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. amicable act …
