Derivative Suit - Law Dictionary Search Results
derivative suit
Matched in: Term derivative suit
shareholder's derivative suit
Matched in: Term shareholder's derivative suit
strike suit
Matched in: Term strike suit
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derivative action
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nominal
something in name or form but usually not in reality [defenses…raised by the corporation as defendant in a derivative suit "R. C. Clark"] 2 : being so small or trivial as to be a mere token [charging a
Civil
Roman Law. 3. of or relating to private rights and remedies that are sought by a action or suit, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Civil, the Court of Appeal pointed out that the description of the relevant … relating to the State or its citizenry. 2. of or relating to any of the modern legal system derived from Roman Law. 3. of or relating to private rights and remedies that are sought by a action
Quarrel
extends not only to actions as well real as personal, but also to the causes of actions and suits; so that by the release of all quarrels, not only actions depending in suit, but causes of actions … 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
Essoin, Essoigne, Assoign
], an excuse for him who is summoned to appear and answer to an action, or to perform suit to a Court-baron, etc., by reason of sickness or infirmity or other just cause of absence. The causes … essoine, Fr.; ex, priv., and soing, cura; ab angusta cura, vel labore liberare, which is a more probable derivation than Gk.; though it signifies to excuse by means of an oath, which is the precise nature of
arrest
in his or her presence. civil arrest : the arrest and detention of a defendant in a civil suit until he or she posts bail or pays the judgment see also capias ad respondendum NOTE: Civil arrest … compare stop cit·i·zen's arrest : an arrest made not by a law officer but by any citizen who derives the authority to arrest from the fact of being a citizen NOTE: Under common law, a citizen may
Lawful, Legal
New International Dictionary), 'inviting controversy', 'relating to or marked by litigation', 'that which is the subject of law suit'. (Black's Law Dictionary) Lawful on the other hand is defined as, 'legal, warranted or authorised by law'. Jurisprudentially … Lawful, Legal, legal and litigious, Litigious and lawful possession are concepts of varying legal shades deriving their colour from the setting in which they emerge. Epithet used itself indicates the filed in which they
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