an action of debt

  • 41action of book debt — A form of common law action for the recovery of claims, such as are usually evidenced by a book account …

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  • 42debt — noun /dɛt/ a) An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another. Revenge the jeering and disdaind contempt b) The state or condition of owing something to another. Of this… …

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  • 43writ of debt — The common law writ in an action of debt. Lacaze v State (Pa) I Addison 58, 86. See debet et detinct …

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  • 44Bond debt — Debt Debt, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de + habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods …

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  • 45Book debt — Debt Debt, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de + habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods …

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  • 46United States public debt — Part of a series of articles on Unit …

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  • 47Fair Debt Collection Practices Act — The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (aka FDCPA), usc|15|1692 et seq., is a United States statute added in 1978 as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purposes are to eliminate abusive practices in the collection of consumer… …

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  • 48Uniform Debt-Management Services Act — Consumer debt counseling and management services have been available to individuals with serious credit problems going back to the 1950s. There are generally two kinds of services that have been available. Some of these services have provided… …

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  • 49United States debt-ceiling crisis — Part of a series of articles on Unit …

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  • 50Consumer Action Group — The Consumer Action Group (CAG) is a UK organisation that campaigns for customer rights, particularly for the recovery of unfair charges imposed by UK banks on their customers. It was founded by Dave Smith and Marc Gander and was the first… …

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