Law Dictionary Definitions

actionable per quod.See ACTIONABLE. [Blacks Law 8th]

actionable nuisance.See NUISANCE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

actionable negligence.See NEGLIGENCE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

actionable,adj.  Furnishing  the  legal  ground  for  a  lawsuit  or  other  legal  action  <intentional interference with contractual relations is an actionable tort>. actionable per quod (p<<schwa>>r kwod). (Of potentially defamatory words) not inherently defamatory and therefore requiring allegation and proof of special damages. • For example, if the defendant says, “The plaintiff is crazy,” the utterance…

action, right of.See RIGHT OF ACTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

action, form of.See FORM OF ACTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

action, cause of.See CAUSE OF ACTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

action.  1.  The  process  of  doing  something;  conduct  or  behavior.  2.  A  thing  done; ACT(2).3.Patents. OFFICE ACTION. advisory action.Patents. See advisory office action under OFFICE ACTION. 4. A civil or criminal judicial proceeding. — Also termed action at law. [Cases: Action    1. C.J.S.  Actions  §§  2–9,  11,  17,  21,  32–33,  36.]“An  action  has  been  defined …

actio vulgaris (ak-shee-oh v<<schwa>>l-gair-is).Hist. An ordinary action, as opposed to one granted in special circumstances. Pl. actiones vulgares. legis actio.See LEGIS ACTIO. [Blacks Law 8th]

actio    finium    regundorum    (ak-shee-oh    fI-nee-<<schwa>>m    ri-g<<schwa>>n-dor-<< schwa>>m).  [Latin  “action  for  regulation  of  boundaries”]  Roman  law.  An  action  among neighboring proprietors to fix or to preserve property boundaries. See ADJUDICATIO. actio furti (ak-shee-oh f<<schwa>>r-tI).Roman law. An action by which the owner of stolen goods can, according to the circumstances, recover a multiple of their value from…