common law action
21action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense …
22action on the case — action on the case: trespass on the case at trespass Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. action on the case …
23action of debt — debt 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. action of debt …
24action of covenant — One of the old common law forms of action by which the plaintiff claimed damages for breach of a covenant, that is, a contract under seal. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005 …
25action on account — A civil lawsuit maintained under the common law to recover money owed on an account. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005 …
26Slavery at common law — in former colonies of the British Empire, developed slowly over centuries, characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for the treatment of slavery, the slave trade, and the rights of slaves and slave owners. Until 1807 there… …
27Civil law (common law) — This article is about civil law within the common law legal system. For other uses, see Civil law (disambiguation). Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which… …
28suit at common law — See action at common law …
29action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… …
30action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… …
