forms of action

forms of action
n.
The categories of legal actions available under common law, such as trespass, debt, etc., and divided into actions at equity and actions at law; now all forms of action are gathered together under the Rules of Civil Procedure into the single heading “civil action.”

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


forms of action
The old common-law patterns for different kinds of lawsuits.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


forms of action
The old common-law patterns for different kinds of lawsuits.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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