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  • 101transitory action — noun : an action (as for debt) that may be brought in any county or district where jurisdiction can be secured over the person of the defendant compare local action * * * transitory action noun (law) An action that can be brought in any country… …

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  • 102representative action — A legal action in which one or a few members of a class sue on behalf of themselves and other members of the same class; a lawsuit brought by the stockholders of a corporation, on its behalf, for the enforcement of a corporate right. Dictionary… …

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  • 103test action — or case An action selected out of a considerable number of suits, concurrently depending in the same court, brought by several plaintiffs against the same defendant, or by one plaintiff against different defendants, all similar in their… …

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  • 104test action or case — An action selected out of a considerable number of suits, concurrently depending in the same court, brought by several plaintiffs against the same defendant, or by one plaintiff against different defendants, all similar in their circumstances,… …

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  • 105Affirmative action — For the history and implementation of affirmative action in the U.S., see Affirmative action in the United States. Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national… …

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  • 106Colt Single Action Army — Revolver Second Generation Colt Single Action Army Type Revolver Place of origin …

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  • 107Captain Action — was an action figure, from 1966, equipped with a wardrobe of costumes allowing him to become Superman, Batman, Spider Man, Captain America, Aquaman, the Phantom, The Lone Ranger (and Tonto), Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Sgt. Fury, Steve Canyon, and …

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  • 108List of Action League Now! episodes — This is a list of episodes from the action figure based short series Action League Now! . For the most part, the Action League Now! episodes listed here are in proper order, having been placed chronologically from date of airing. However, due to… …

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  • 109class action — /klas ak sheuhn, klahs /, adj. a legal proceeding in which persons representing interests common to a large group participate as representatives of the group or class. [1950 55] * * * In law, an action in which a representative plaintiff sues or… …

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  • 110wrongful-death action — n. A lawsuit brought alleging damages from a wrongful act, default, or negligent behavior that resulted in the aforementioned s demise. Such action may be brought by the executor or administrator of the decedent s estate, as well as his or her… …

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