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derivative action

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derivative suit

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Isethionic

as an oily or crystalline substance by the action of sulphur trioxide on alcohol or ether It is derivative of sulphuric acid

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Nitroprussic

Pertaining to derived from or designating a complex acid called nitroprussic acid obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on

shareholder's derivative suit

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direct action

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Institutions

the chief and principal of which Actions are either real, personal, or mixed. The second is of Actions derived from the Civil Law, and such as have their foundations in Pr'torian equity. The third is of Actions … eighteen; in all, ninety-nine titles. First, it is to be observed that the division is triple--Persons, Tings, and Actions--under which the subject-matter of the four books of the Institutes is comprised. The first book treats of the

Mesne profits, action of

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fruit of the poisonous tree

fruit of the poisonous tree 1 : a doctrine of evidence: evidence that is derived from or gathered during an illegal action (as an unlawful search) cannot be admitted into court 2 :

Quarrel

Quarrel, a dispute, contest; also, an action real or personal. Means an altercation or angry dispute; an exchange of recriminations, taunts, threats, or accusations between … of recriminations, taunts, threats, or accusations between two persons, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1256. Quarrel, is derived from querendo, and extends not only to actions as well real as personal, but also to the causes

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