Actionable Claim - Law Dictionary Search Results
Debt
and it is treated as property in India under the Transfer of Property Act which calls it an 'actionable claim', Delhi Cloth and General Mills Ltd. v. Harnam Singh, AIR 1955 SC 590: (1955) 2 SCR 402. (ii)
bar
a racial ] [consent of the victim is a to conviction] b : the permanent preclusion of a claim or action esp. due to the loss of a previous suit based on the same cause of action … occupation of lawyer c : bar examination [passed the ] 3 : something that prevents admission, progress, or action: as a : an intangible impediment, obstacle, or barrier [the restrictive covenant raised a racial ] [consent of
Mesne profits, action of
he must pay over to the true owner as compensation for the tort which he has committed. A claim for rent is therefore liquidated, while a claim for mesne profits is always unliquidated' (Odgerson Pleading). The action … Mesne profits, action of, an action of trespass brought to recover profits derived from land, whilst the possession of it has
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Counter-claim
Matched in: Term Counter-claim
cross-claim
Matched in: Term cross-claim
bill
2 : the pleading used to begin a suit in equity that sets forth the basis for one's claim against another called also bill in equity 3 a : a form or device of procedure used in … another called also bill in equity 3 a : a form or device of procedure used in civil actions bill in the na·ture of a bill of review : an equitable bill seeking to have a court
estoppel
see estop ] 1 : a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another ;esp : equitable estoppel in this entry compare waiver equitable estoppel : an estoppel … prevents a person from adopting a new position that contradicts a previous position maintained by words, silence, or actions when allowing the new position to be adopted would unfairly harm another person who has relied on the
party
called also aggrieved person party aggrieved indispensable party : a party whose rights are so connected with the claims being litigated in an action that no judgment can be rendered without affecting or impairing those rights, no … party] b : one (as an individual, firm, or corporation) that constitutes the plaintiff or defendant in an action ;also : one so involved in the prosecution or defense of a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding as to
Ejectment
string of fictions then recognized by the Courts of Common Law. The action was commen-ced by the party claiming title delivering to the party in possession a declaration in which the plaintiff (John Doe) and the defendant … Ejectment, the 'mixed' action at Common Law to recover the possession of land (which is real), and damages and costs for the
joinder
claims an interest that may substantially affect the other parties or may be put at risk by the action joinder of remedies : a joining of two claims in one action even though one cannot be recognized … a : a joining of parties as coplaintiffs or codefendants in a suit ;also : a joining of claims by one or more plaintiffs in a suit see also misjoinder compare counterclaim, cross-claim, impleader, interpleader, intervention, sever
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