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
quasi in rem action — An action which, although conventional in the sense of having named persons as parties, has the direct object of reaching and disposing of property or of some interest therein; an action in which the judgment deals with the status, ownership, or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
action — 1. action [ aksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe « manière d agir »; XIIIe en parlant de personnes; déb. XIIe accium de grâce; lat. actio I ♦ 1 ♦ Ce que fait qqn et ce par quoi il réalise une intention ou une impulsion. ⇒ 1. acte, 2. fait. « Les actions les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
action quasi in rem — See quasi in rem action … Ballentine's law dictionary
rem proceeding — See in rem action … Ballentine's law dictionary
rem|on|toir — «REHM uhn TWAHR», noun. a device in a clock or watch that keeps action of a pendulum or balance uniform. ╂[< French remontoir < remonter; see etym. under remount (Cf. ↑remount)] … Useful english dictionary
action quasi in rem — /aekshan kweysay in rem/ An action brought against persons which only seeks to subject the interest in certain property of those persons to discharge of claims asserted and judgment therein is only conclusive between parties and their privies.… … Black's law dictionary
