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61class 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 …
62class 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 …
63cross–action — cross–ac·tion n: an action brought by a defendant in an existing action against a plaintiff or codefendant compare counterclaim, cross appeal, cross claim, third party claim Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
64revocatory action — n in the civil law of Louisiana: an action brought by a creditor seeking to have set aside a contract made by his or her debtor that increases the debtor s insolvency Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
65petitory action — /petat(a)riy akshan/ A droitural action; that is, one in which the plaintiff seeks to establish and enforce, by an appropriate legal proceeding, his right of property, or his title, to the subject matter in dispute; as distinguished from a… …
66informer's action — Broadly, any action brought by an informer. Technically, a qui tam action. See informer; qui tam action …
67Cross action — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …
68fictitious action — An action brought for the sole purpose of obtaining the opinion of the court on a point of law, not for the settlement of any actual controversy between the parties. See declaratory judgment feigned action feigned issue …
69fictitious action — An action brought for the sole purpose of obtaining the opinion of the court on a point of law, not for the settlement of any actual controversy between the parties. See declaratory judgment feigned action feigned issue …
70stockholders' representative action — An action brought or maintained by a stockholder in behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. See also stockholder s derivative action …
