common law action
71law — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. statute, ordinance, regulation, mandate; rule, maxim; precept, axiom, jurisprudence. See legality, permission. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The judicial system] Syn. judicial procedure, judicature, legal… …
72law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and …
73law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and …
74civil law — n often cap C&L 1: Roman law esp. as set forth in the Code of Justinian 2: the body of law developed from Roman law and used in Louisiana, in continental Europe, and in many other countries outside of the English speaking world including esp.… …
75covenant, action of — 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. coven …
76debt, action of — One of the oldest common law forms of action available to private litigants seeking to collect what is owed to them because of a harm done to them by another. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. debt, action of …
77wrongful death action — n: an action that is brought by and in the name of the personal representative (as a spouse or parent) of one who dies a wrongful death and that seeks damages for the benefit of the survivors or the estate of the decedent compare survival action… …
78account, action on — A civil lawsuit maintained under the common law to recover money owed on an account. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. account, action on …
79law — n 1. principle, regulation, rule, ordinance, bylaw, statute; enactment, act, measure, bill; control, restriction, ban, embargo, prohibition. 2. command, mandate, commandment, directive, order, court order, injunction, decree, edict, dictate,… …
80law — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and enforced by the imposition of penalties. b a body of such rules (the law of the land; forbidden under Scots law). 2 the controlling… …
