action brought
51cross-action — An action brought by one who is defendant in a suit against the party who is plaintiff in such suit, or against a co defendant, upon a cause of action growing out of the same transaction which is there in controversy, whether it be a contract or… …
52cross-action — An action brought by one who is defendant in a suit against the party who is plaintiff in such suit, or against a co defendant, upon a cause of action growing out of the same transaction which is there in controversy, whether it be a contract or… …
53Feigned action — is an action brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true; it differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ are false.… …
54Rock Action (album) — Infobox Album Name = Rock Action Type = studio Artist = Mogwai Released = 30 April 2001 Recorded = Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York, USA, Sorcerer Sound Studios, New York, USA, Cava Studios, Glasgow, Scotland Genre = Post rock Length = 42 …
55possessory action — An action brought to recover possession of property. An action to recover possession of real estate, such as ejectment. An action to recover possession of personal property, such as replevin. In Louisiana, an action to recover the possession of… …
56class action (suit) — or class action n. a legal action brought by one or more persons on behalf of themselves and a much larger group, all of whom have the same grounds for action * * * …
57derivative action — A legal action brought by a shareholder on behalf of a company, when the company cannot itself decide to sue. A company will usually sue in its own name but if those against whom it has a cause of action are in control of the company (i.e.… …
58derivative action — A legal action brought by a shareholder on behalf of a company, when the company cannot itself decide to sue. A company will usually sue in its own name but if those against whom it has a cause of action are in control of the company (i. e.… …
59qui tarn action — /kway teem aekshan/ Qui tarn is abbreviation of Latin phrase qui tarn pro domino rege quam pro si ipso in hac parte sequitur meaning Who sues on behalf of the King as well as for himself. It is an action brought by an informer, under a statute… …
60civil action — An action brought to enforce a civil right; an ordinary action as distinguished from a criminal action, or a special proceeding. Wurth v Affeldt, 265 Wis 119, 60 NW2d 708, 40 ALR2d 1376; the ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by one party… …
