revival — The process of renewing the operative force of a judgment which has remained dormant or unexecuted for so long a time that execution cannot be issued upon it without new process to reanimate it. The act of renewing the legal force of a contract… … Black's law dictionary
revival of an action — A mechanism of legal procedure that operates at the pleading stage of litigation to subsequently renew an action that has been abated, terminated, or suspended for reasons other than the merits of the claim. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of … Law dictionary
revival — re·vi·val /ri vī vəl/ n: an act or instance of reviving Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. revival I … Law dictionary
Action Force — was a range of comic book characters and action figures initially based on Action Man.HistoryFirst generation (1982)First produced in 1982 by Palitoy Limited and released in two waves, the action figures were a response to falling sales of the… … Wikipedia
Action Cadienne — (literally Cajun Action ), founded in April 1996, is a non profit organization in the United States whose purpose is to preserve, promote and defend the French language, francophonie and the Acadian or Cadien(Cajun) culture within the state of… … Wikipedia
Action Française — The Action Française is a French Monarchist (Orléanist) counter revolutionary movement and periodical founded by Maurice Pujo and Henri Vaugeois and whose principal ideologist was Charles Maurras. Although it supported the Orleanist branch,… … Wikipedia
revival of cause — The revival of a cause of action barred by the statute of limitations. 34 Am J1st Lim Ac §§ 289 336. According to the weight of authority in this country, the term revived cause of action has two distinct meanings. One refers to a cause of action … Ballentine's law dictionary
Action figure — An action figure is a posable character figurine, made of plastic or other materials, and often based upon a movie, comic book, video game, or television program. These action figures are usually marketed towards boys. Redressable action figures… … Wikipedia
action — [[t]æ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ actions 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Action is doing something for a particular purpose. The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis... What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he… … English dictionary
Action Française — A radical, right wing, anti Semitic movement founded in 1898 by Henri Vaugeois at the height of the Dreyfus Affair. The Action Française portrayed a bleak, pessimistic picture of contemporary national life, influenced by the fact that France… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
