An action to cancel a sale in consequence of defects in the thing sold. It was prosecuted to compel complete restitution to the seller of the tiling sold, with its […]

An action for things removed; an action which, in cases of divorce, lay for a husband against a wife, to recover things carried away by the latter, in contemplation of […]

An action for restoring the plaintiff to a right or title which he has lost by prescription , in a case where the equities are such that he should be […]

An action which lay for the lessor of a farm, or rural estate, to recover the goods of the lessee or farmer, which were pledged or bound for the rent. […]

An action of strict right. The class of civil law personal actions, which were adjudged only by the strict law, and in which the judge was limited to the precise […]

Action founded on the duties or obligations arising on the relation analogous to that of guardian and ward.

An action employed in behalf of a seller, to compel a buyer to pay the price, or perform any s|>ecial obligations embodied in a contract of sale . Hunter, Rom. […]

An action for goods taken by force; a species of mixed action , which lay for a party whose goods or movables (bona) had been taken from him by force, […]

A legal action ; a common action. Sometimes used for actio directa . Mackeld. Rom. Law,

When a party in court exercises its legal rights by means of writ.

Market ploy that uses reader interest to make them perform an action.

A legal action as a result of a contractual breach of duty .

A legal action as a result of fraud, malfeasance , or misconduct beyond the terms of a contract.

An action by a creditor to obtain a sequestration of the rents of land and the goods of his debtor for the satisfaction of the debt, or to enforce a […]

The amount of exposure to a poison. The employer must take precautions. The level must be one half permissable exposure limits.

A phrase used when a defendant pleads some matter by which he shows that the plaintiff had no cause to have the writ sued upon, although it may be that […]

An action for multures or tolls against those who are thirled to a mill, i. e., bound to grind their corn at a certain mill, and fail to do so. […]

An action competent to a husband or wife, to compel either party to adhere in case of desertion. It is analogous to the English suit for restitution of conjugal rights […]

A form of action for the recovery of claims, such as are usually evidenced by a book-account; this action is principally used in Vermont and Connecticut. Terrill v. Beecher, 9 […]

A species of personal action of very extensive application , otherwise called ” trespass on the case ,” or simply “case,” from the circumstance of the plaintiff’s whole case or […]

A dispute, opposed petition, or similar action with the objective of influencing a contested matter so the outcome if favorable to those engaging in said action

Any lawsuit that is in progress.

A set of steps to be performed for success. It has specific tasks, time horizon , and resource allocation. AKA action program.

A model that focuses on what leaders must do to be better. They must motivate, complete a task, and help individual employees.

That for which an action will lie; furnishing legal ground for an action.