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qui tam

qui tam late latin who as much who as well from the first words of a clause referring to the plaintiff as one who sues as much for the state as for himself or herself of relating to or being a qui tam action a qui tam plaintiff

qui tam action

qui tam action an action that is brought by a person on behalf of a government against a party alleged to have violated a statute esp against defrauding the government through false claims and that provides for part of a penalty to go to the person bringing the action the whistleblower brought a qui tam action against the contractor for presenting fraudulent claims for payment

Qui tam

..... of the king and partly at that of an informer so called from the words qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso sequitur as to the power of the crown ..... qui tam who as well a popular action i e one which any one may bring on .....

Qui tam action

qui tam action means who as well for the king as for himself sues in this matter an action brought under a statute that allows a private person to sue for a penalty part of which the government or some specified public institution will receive black s law dictionary 7th edn p 1262

relator

..... bring the action is vested in another as a the private person who brings a qui tam action b a party who has standing and on whose behalf a writ as of .....

whistleblower

whistleblower an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency and who is commonly vested by statute with rights and remedies for retaliation compare qui tam action whis 183 tle 183 blow 183 ing i n

Informer

informer a person who prosecutes those who break any law or penal statute also an approver see qui tam approver common informer means 1 informant 2 a private citizen who brings a penal action to recover a penalty under some statutes a private citizen is required to sue the offence for a penalty before any criminal liability can attach black s law dictionary 7th edn p 783

Penal statute

..... is given to the crown and the other part to the informer a popular or qui tam q v action for an instance of a recent action for penalties see forbes v .....

Popular Action

popular action brought by one of the public to recover some penalty given by statute to any person who chooses to sue for it see also qui tam action

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