An action instituted, after four months had elapsed after the rendition of judgment, in which the judge issued his warrant to seize, first, the movables, which were sold within eight […]

An action under the Aquilian law; an action to recover damages for maliciously or injuriously killing or wounding the slave or beast of another, or injuring in any way a […]

Included actions to enforce contracts of mandate, or obligations arising out of them. Hunter. Rom. Law, 310.

A mixed action ; an action brought for the recovery of a thing, or compensation for damages, and also for the payment of a penalty; partaking of the nature both […]

An action, brought to repel a claim of the defendant to a servitude in the plaintiff’s land. Mackeld. Rom. Law,

Included actions between principal and agent and other parties to an engagement, whereby one person undertook the transaction of business for another

In pleading. The Latin name of that part of a special plea which follows next after the statement of appearance and defense, and declares that the plaintiff “ought not to […]

An action is not given to one who is not injured. Jenk. Cent. 09.

An action does not make one guilty, unless the intention be bad. Lofft. 37.

In English pleading. A name given to the distinctive clause in the plea to the further mainte nance of the action, introduced In plact of the plea puis darrein continuance […]

A noxal action ; an action which lay against a master for a crime committed or injury done by his slave; and in which the master had the alternative either […]

A beneficial action or equitable action . An action founded on equity instead of strict law, and available for those who had equitable rights or the beneficial ownership of property. […]

In the civil and common law. A personal action . The ordinary term for this kind of action in the civil law is actio in personam , (q. v.,) the […]

A personal right of action dies with the person. Noy, Max. 14.

An action of pledge; an action founded on the contract of pledge, (pigtuis.) Dig. 13, 7; Cod. 4, 24.

A penal action is not given against an heir, unless, indeed, such heir Is benefited by the wrong.

A pnetorian action; one introduced by the prwtor, as distinguished from the more ancient actio civilis , (q. v.) Inst. 4, 0, 3; Mackeld. Rom. Law,

An action of partnership . An action brought by one partner against his associates to compel them to carry out the terms of the partnership agreement .

A preliminary or preparatory action. An action instituted for the determination of some preliminary matter on which other litigated matters depend, or for the determination of some point or question […]

A form of action which derived its force from continued usage or the rcsponsa prudentium, and was founded on the unwritten law . 1 Spence. Eq. Jur. 212.

An action which lay for one who had lost a titling of which he had bona fide obtained possession, before he had gained a property in it, in order to […]

Every action proceeds ill its own way. Jenk. Cent. 77

An action granted to one who had been compelled by unlawful force, or fear (metus causa) that was not groundless, (met us proba- bitis or jiistus.) to deliver, sell, or […]

An action given against a master, founded on some business done by his slave, acting under his order, (jussu.) Inst. 4, 7, 1; Dig. 15, 4; Cod. 4, 20.

A real action . The proper term in the civil law was rci vindieatio. Inst. 4, 0. 3.