Rhetoricians laid down guidelines on the use of the voice and gestures (actio) in the delivery of oratory. There were instructions on the proper modulation...

The Actio Pauliana is an action in Roman law intended to protect creditors from fraudulent legal transactions, specifically transactions intended to reduce...

The actio iniuriarum is an action for delict which "not only seeks to protect an individual's dignity and reputation but also his or her physical integrity...

of the procedure has been the actio (similar to the English word "act"). In the procedure of the legis actiones the actio included both procedural and...

An actio popularis was an action in Roman penal law brought by a member of the public in the interest of public order. The action exists in some modern...

In personam is a Latin phrase meaning "against a particular person". In a lawsuit in which the case is against a specific individual, that person must...

Action at a distance is the concept in physics that an object's motion can be affected by another object without the two being in physical contact; that...

Actio libera in causa (frequently abbreviated as a.l.i.c., Latin for "action free in its cause") is a law principle in a typical Western law system (both...

Actio personalis moritur cum persona is a Latin expression meaning "a personal right of action dies with the person". Some legal causes of action can...

Actio Curiosa is a Hungarian play by an unknown author. It was first produced in 1678. The title is Latin, meaning "Strange Play". "Actio curiosa | A...

A fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer is the transfer of property to another party to prevent, hinder, or delay the collection of a debt owed...

The condictio indebiti is an action in civil (Roman) law whereby a plaintiff may recover what he has paid the defendant by mistake; such mistaken payment...

to plaintiffs: the actio legis Aquiliae, or Aquilian action, which relates to patrimonial loss (i.e. economic damages); the actio iniuriarum, which relates...

Ex turpi causa non oritur actio (Latin "action does not arise from a dishonourable cause") is a legal doctrine which states that a plaintiff will be unable...

others. Look up lawsuit or actio popularis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Lawsuit. Actio popularis Arbitration Brief...

the preferred prohibited act accompanied that of the criminal law, the actio doli (for fraud) and the Aquilian actions. An accomplice could be sued if...

thereto. Any act apt to bring another person into disrepute gave rise to an actio injurarum. In such a case the truth of the statements was no justification...

has a more technical meaning as the form of reparation available in an actio iniuriarum. In the former respect it is similar, but not identical, to the...

term originated in ancient Rome. The plaintiff could also institute an actio furti (a personal action) to punish the defendant. If the thing could not...

statute of limitations or the statute of frauds. Ex turpi causa non oritur actio – the action against the defendant arises from an illegality. Volenti non...

demand compensation, and actiones mixtae, a combination of the two. The actio most reflective of obligationes ex delicto is the first of the three. Actiones...

night called Birds and Other Instruments. She released her debut record, Actio Reactio EP, in 2013. Following a series of releases from various different...

recognition of a property right is known as an actio in rem (action in relation to a thing). This contrasts with an actio in personam in which the plaintiff seeks...

memorizing the speech and persuasive messages pronuntiatio (presentation) and actio (delivery) the gestures, pronunciation, tone, and pace used when presenting...

person. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit (under the maxim actio personalis moritur cum persona), and this created an anomaly in which activities...

"saying grace". The term comes from the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase gratiarum actio, "act of thanks." Theologically, the act of saying grace is derived from...

tu mewn; Lauren Phillips yn siarad e Gwen Griffith am her fwyaf ei gyrfa actio hyd yma wrth i Pobol y Cwm fynd i'r afael e'r pwnc". Daily Post (in Welsh)...

(1995). Canadian Law Dictionary (4th ed.). Barron's Education Series. "Actio non datur non damnificato". 22 September 2019. "Actus non Facit Reum Nisi...

obligation or refused to return it. A conviction for either an actio mandati or an actio depositi resulted in infamia primarily for breaking one's word...

a personality interest (an injuria), the claim is made in terms of the actio injuriarum. Delict in Roman law fell under the law of obligations. Roman-Dutch...