LEGIS ACTIO

legis actio (lee-jis ak-shee-oh).Roman law. A legal or lawful action; an action at law requiring the use of a fixed form of words. • These actions were abolished by the leges Juliae. — Also termed actio legis. Pl. legis actiones (lee-jis ak-shee-oh-neez).

[Blacks Law 8th]