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action at law - a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

legal action, action

antitrust case - a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place

civil action - legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)

counterclaim - a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action

custody case - a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)

lis pendens - a pending lawsuit

legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

criminal prosecution, prosecution - the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

test case, test suit - a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Petitioner argues that it could not have sued Wesco in an "action at law." Petitioner concludes that because the injured Lacombe did not suffer a grave injury, neither her co-employee Tatarchuk nor her employer (Fortuna) could be found liable for the accident.

In Loss Transfer, Joint and Several Liability Does Not Apply; Each Defendant Pays Only His Own Percent of Fault: In the Matter of the Arbitration of Certain Controversies between TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY against PROGRESSIVE MAX INSURANCE COMPANY

* Clarify in Rule 7.010 that an action to recover monies or damages is an action at law and appropriately within the small claims courts.

Board supports small claims amendments

(3) If a party to an action at law desired additional discovery, an application would have to be made to the chancery court for a bill of discovery to assist in the prosecution or defense of the action at law.

The complaint for a pure bill of discovery: a living, breathing modern day dinosaur?

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