An assize brought by the rightful heir against a person for wrongfully taking possession of his or her inheritance on the death of an ancestor.

Law. spec. Any actionable wrong committed against the person or property of another; also short for ac… a form of action now obsolete in which the…

an action at law to recover a personal chattel (or its value) wrongfully detained by the defendant. So writ of detinue.

= mort d'ancestor, n. Chiefly in brieve of mortancestry n. a warrant from Chancery authorizing an inquiry by a jury when the legitimacy of a…

The legal action or procedure by means of which goods are replevied. Now U.S.

Scottish. The fact of not finding something, esp. a surety. Obsolete. rare.

An action tried under a writ of nisi prius. Obsolete.

Law. faint action, faint pleading, etc.: = ‘feigned action’, etc.: see feigned, adj.

A suit pleaded between two parties to determine a matter of claim or right, on which the action of a third party depends, esp. to determine to…

Scots Law. Disproof of a writ; an action brought to prove a document to be false or forged.

Hence (usually in plural): The sessions held periodically in each county of England, for the purpose of administering civil and criminal justice…

A taking upon oneself, an undertaking; spec. in Law: (a) a promise or contract, oral or in writing not sealed, founded upon a consideration; (b)…

Law. Designating a lawsuit which is not restricted to a particular locality and may be carried out in any court which has jurisdiction over the…

The act of finding and assuming possession of any personal property; hence (in full, action of trover), an action at law to recover the value of…

The prosecution of a cause. Also: the action of applying to be granted a writ. Obsolete.

Also detinue = action or writ of detinue.

So as to prevent a probable future injury.

an action, raising so great an issue as to prevent the possibility of bail being offered.

The course or procedure of taking exception to a witness; an action for proving a witness to be liable to valid objections or to a charge of perjury.

Law. An action for spoliation. Obsolete.

Law. Of a claim: made or established by means of a petition to a court; (Scots Law) characterized by laying claim to something, esp. to a title…

Law. Apparently: a case in which an attorney acts on his own behalf. Obsolete.

Law. restitution of conjugal rights: judicial restoration of conjugal rights in a suit brought by one party in a marriage against the other.

an action instituted by mutual understanding between the parties concerned in order to secure an authoritative decision on a point of law.

Of or relating to damage or injury done by a person or animal belonging to or in the power of another.

Law. Opposed to personal, adj. 7. Of actions, pleas, etc.: for the recovery of a particular object or immovable (or ‘real’) property. Frequently in r…

an action in which witnesses are summoned, as distinguished from one in which only matters of law are argued.

= class action n..

Of an action, case, trial, etc.: having no jury; not requiring a jury. Also as n.

The action of foreclosing (a mortgage) or depriving (a mortgagor) of the power of redeeming a mortgaged estate; a proceeding to bar the right of…

a single legal action brought on behalf of all the members of a group with a common interest or grievance; frequently attributive.

an action brought by a shareholder in order to enforce a legal right of the corporation.

= paternity case n.