action brought
71bringing action — See action brought; commencement of an action …
72class action — An action brought by one or more nominal plaintiffs on behalf of a class of persons. An action maintained in the Federal courts by authority of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Procedure where several persons jointly act to the injury of many… …
73derivative action — An action brought by one or more stockholders of a corporation to enforce a corporate right or to prevent or remedy a wrong to the corporation in cases where the corporation, because it is controlled by the wrongdoers or for other reasons, fails… …
74John Doe action — An action brought against John Doe as an unknown uninsured motorist. 7 Am J2d Auto Ins § 137. Any action in which the defendant is designated as John Doe, his real name being unknown to the plaintiff …
75separate action — An action brought by a single plaintiff, as distinguished from an action in which two or more persons join as plaintiffs …
76cross-action — /kraws ak sheuhn, kros /, n. Law. an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff. [1865 70] * * * cross action see cross B …
77cross-action — /kraws ak sheuhn, kros /, n. Law. an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff. [1865 70] * * * …
78personal action — noun Law an action brought for compensation or damages for loss of a thing from the person responsible, rather than for recovery of the thing itself …
79cross-action — cross′ ac tion n. law (in a lawsuit) an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff or against another defendant • Etymology: 1865–70 …
80class action — /klas ˈækʃən/ (say klahs akshuhn) noun a legal action brought by a group of people with identical individual claims against a common defendant …
