action — 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 … Law dictionary
action — et besongne, Pragma, Actio. Action et droit de poursuyvre en justice ce qui nous est deu, Actio. Action de grace, Gratulatio, Gratiarum actio. Action personnelle, Condictio, Actio in personam. Action réelle, Actio in rem. Action petitoire,… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
actio de in rem verso — ac·tio de in rem ver·so / ak shē ō ˌdē in rem vər sō, äk tē ō ˌdā in rem ver sō/ n [Latin, legal action over something converted to the benefit (of the principal in the law of agency)] in the civil law of Louisiana: a doctrine equivalent to the… … Law dictionary
Actio personalis moritur cum persona — is a Latin expression meaning a personal action dies with the person . Effect of the maximSome legal causes of action can survive the death of the claimant or plaintiff, for example actions founded in contract law. However, some actions are… … Wikipedia
actio negatoria — (or actio negativa) /aekshiyow negatoriya / negatayva/ An action brought to repel a claim of the defendant to a servitude in the plaintiffs land. See actio confessoria … Black's law dictionary
actio negativa — actio negatoria (or actio negativa) /aekshiyow negatoriya / negatayva/ An action brought to repel a claim of the defendant to a servitude in the plaintiffs land. See actio confessoria … Black's law dictionary
actio negatoria — (or actio negativa) /aekshiyow negatoriya / negatayva/ An action brought to repel a claim of the defendant to a servitude in the plaintiffs land. See actio confessoria … Black's law dictionary
actio negativa — actio negatoria (or actio negativa) /aekshiyow negatoriya / negatayva/ An action brought to repel a claim of the defendant to a servitude in the plaintiffs land. See actio confessoria … Black's law dictionary
Action — Ac tion, n. [OF. action, L. actio, fr. agere to do. See {Act}.] 1. A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
action — [ak′shən] n. [ME accion < OFr action < L actio < pp. of agere: see ACT1] 1. the doing of something; state of being in motion or of working 2. an act or thing done 3. [pl.] behavior; habitual conduct 4. habitual activity characterized by… … English World dictionary
actio de effusis vel dejectis — in Roman law the action against an occupier for double damages where a person suffered as a result of things poured or thrown from a building, no matter who expelled them. In Scotland, it is argued that this represents a special head of recovery… … Law dictionary
