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Actio






Actio

A doing, performing: an action, or right of action.

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Action
1) French commercial. Stock in a company, shares in a corporation. 2)Civil law. An action instituted to avoid a sale onaccount of some Vice or defect in the thing sold which readers it either absolutely useless, or its use so inconvenient and, imperfect, that it must be, supposed the buyer would not have purchased it, had he known of the vice.

Right
1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself.



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Actio bonae fidei
An action of good faith.

Actio commodati contraria
The name of an action in the civil law, by the borrower against the lender, to compel the execution of the contract.

Actio commodati directa
In the civil law, is the name of an action, by alender against a borrower, the principal object of which is to obtain restitution of the thing lent.

Actio condictio indebiti
The name of an action in the civil law, by whichthe plaintiff recovers the amount of a sum of money or other thing be paid by mistake.

Actio depositi contraria
The name, of an action in the civil law which thedepositary has against the depositor to compel him to fulfill his engagement towards him.

Actio depositi directa
In the civil law, this is the name of an action whichis brought by the depositor against the depositary, in order to get back the thing deposited.

Actio exconductio
Civil law. The name of an action which the bailor of athing for hire may bring against the bailee, in order to compel him to redeliver the thing hired.

Actio judicati
Civil law. Was 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 days after wards; and then the immovables, which were delivered in pledge to the creditors, or put under the care of a curator, and, if at the end of two mouths, the debt was not paid, the land was sold.

Actio non
Pleading. After stating the appearance and defence, special pleasbegin with this allegation, "that the said plaintiff ought not to have or maintain his aforesaid action there of against him," actio non habere debet.

Actio non accrevit infra sex annos
The name of a plea to the statute oflimitations when the defendant insists that the plaintiff's action has not accrued within six years.

Actio pro socio
In the civil law, is the name of an action by which either partner could compel his co-partners to perform their social contract.

Action
1) French commercial. Stock in a company, shares in a corporation. 2)Civil law. An action instituted to avoid a sale onaccount of some Vice or defect in the thing sold which readers it either absolutely useless, or its use so inconvenient and, imperfect, that it must be, supposed the buyer would not have purchased it, had he known of the vice.

Action ad exhibendum
Civil law. This was an action instituted for thepurpose of compelling the defendant to exhibit a thing or title, in his power.It was preparatory to another action, which was always a real actionin the sense of the Roman law, that is, for the recovery of a thing, whetherit was movable or immovable.

Action case
Cause, suit, or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.

Action in personam
An action against the person.

Action in rem
An action against a thing - an inanimate object out of which satisfaction is sought.

Action of a writ
This phrase is used when one pleads some matter by whichhe shows that the plaintiff had no cause to have the writ which he brought and yet he may have a writ or action for the same matter.

Action of adherence
Scotch law. An action competent to a husband or Wife to compel either party to adhere in case of desertion.

Action of book debt
The name of an action in Connecticut and Vermont,resorted to for the purpose of recovering payment for articles usually charged on book.

Actionary
A commercial term used among foreigners, to signify stockholders.

Actiones nominatae
Formerly the English courts of chancery would make nowrits when there was no precedent, and the cases for which there were precedents were called actiones nominatoe.

Actions ordinary
Scotch law. By this term is understood all actions notrecissory.

Actions rescissory
Scotch law. Are divided into: 1. Actions of proper improbation is an action brought for declaring writingfalse or forged; 2. Actions of reduction-improbation is an action whereby a person who may be hurt, or affected by a writing, insists for producing or exhibiting it in court, in order to have it set aside or its effects ascertained, under the certification, that the writing if not produced, shall be declared false and forged; 3. Actions of simple improbation is the certification is onlytemporary, declaring the writings called for, null, until they be produced; so that they recover their full force after their production.

Active
The opposite of passive. We say active debts, or debts due to us;passive debts are those we owe.



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Act of grace
Scotch law. The name by which the statute which provides for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known.

Act of law
An event which occurs in consequence of some principle of law.

Act of man
Every man of sound mind and discretion is bound by his own acts,and the law does not permit him to do any thing against it; and all acts are construed most strongly against him who does them

Acta jure gestionis
Acts by right of management. Activities of a commercial nature carried out by a foreign State or one of its subdivisions or agencies, which acts are not immune from the jurisdiction and process of local courts under the modern doctrine of restrictive foreign sovereign immunity.

Acta jure imperii
Acts by right of dominion. Activities of a governmental or public nature carried out by a foreign State or one of its subdivisions, which qualify for State immunity under the modern doctrine of restrictive foreign sovereign immunity.

Actio

Actio bonae fidei
An action of good faith.

Actio commodati contraria
The name of an action in the civil law, by the borrower against the lender, to compel the execution of the contract.

Actio commodati directa
In the civil law, is the name of an action, by alender against a borrower, the principal object of which is to obtain restitution of the thing lent.

Actio condictio indebiti
The name of an action in the civil law, by whichthe plaintiff recovers the amount of a sum of money or other thing be paid by mistake.

Actio depositi contraria
The name, of an action in the civil law which thedepositary has against the depositor to compel him to fulfill his engagement towards him.

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