- feigned action
- A fictitious suit; a suit instituted to obtain a judicial opinion, without an actual or existing controversy between the parties. 1 Am J2d Actions § 56.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
feigned action
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Feigned action — is an action brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true; it differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ are false.… … Wikipedia
feigned action — An action, now obsolete, brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true. It differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ … Black's law dictionary
feigned action — An action, now obsolete, brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true. It differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ … Black's law dictionary
faint or feigned action — faint (or feigned) action In old English practice, an action was so called where the party bringing it had no title to recover, although the words of the writ were true. See also feigned action; feigned issue … Black's law dictionary
faint or feigned action — faint (or feigned) action In old English practice, an action was so called where the party bringing it had no title to recover, although the words of the writ were true. See also feigned action; feigned issue … Black's law dictionary
feigned — I adjective apocryphal, artificial, assumed, bogus, colorable, counterfeit, deceptive, delusive, disguised, dishonest, disingenuous, evasive, fabricated, factitious, faked, false, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, hypocritical, illusory, imaginary … Law dictionary
feigned issue — A proceeding, now obsolete, whereby parties, by consent, could have matter determined by jury without actually bringing action. See also feigned action real issue Real or feigned issue A real or actual issue is one formed in a regular manner in a … Black's law dictionary
feigned issue — A proceeding, now obsolete, whereby parties, by consent, could have matter determined by jury without actually bringing action. See also feigned action real issue Real or feigned issue A real or actual issue is one formed in a regular manner in a … Black's law dictionary
Feigned — Feigned, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. A feigned friend. Shak. [1913 Webster] Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Ps. xvii. 1. {Feign ed*ly}, adv. {Feign ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Her … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feigned issue — Feigned Feigned, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. A feigned friend. Shak. [1913 Webster] Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Ps. xvii. 1. {Feign ed*ly}, adv. {Feign ed*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
