ground of action
ground of action. 1. See CAUSE OF ACTION(1). 2. See CAUSE OF ACTION(2).
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groundless
groundless, adj. (Of a legal claim or argument) lacking reason or validity ( groundless cause of action). See FRIVOLOUS.
ground writ
Hist. A writ issued in a county having venue of an action in order to allow a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum or of fieri facias to be executed in a county where the defendant or the defendant’s property was found. • These two writs could not be executed in a county other than the
action to review judgment
Rare. 1.MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. 2. A request for judicial review of a nonjudicial body’s decision, such as an administrative ruling on a workers’-compensation claim. • The grounds for review are usu. similar to those for a new trial, esp. patent errors of law and new evidence.
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ground
ground n. (1)土地；地面 拨给私人使用的已耕或待耕土地。 (2)根据；理由 如提起民事诉讼的理由、追究罪犯刑事责任的根据、认可作为证据的根据等。 (→ground of action)
colo(u)r
colo(u)r n. (1)(废)表面权利；表见权利 诉讼用语。当事人一方承认另一方有表面上的诉权〔prima facie right of action〕，但同时又提出新的事实证明另一方的主张不能构成诉讼理由〔cause of action; ground of action〕即对方的诉讼理由是不充分的。有这样一条规则：在既承认而又持异议的答辩中，必须通过明示或默示，先承认或「给予」表面权利〔confession and avoidance should give colour〕，而后再予以否定。 (2)肤色；有色人种的肤色 (3)生动；多彩(→colored; colored person; color of title)
medium concludendi
medium concludendi (mee-dee-[schwa]m kon-kloo-den-dI). [Law Latin] Hist. The ground of action; the cause of action.
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national environmental policy act
National Environmental Policy Act. A 1969 federal statute establishing U.S. environmental policy. • The statute requires federal agencies to submit an environmental-impact statement with every proposal for a program or law that would affect the environment. 42 USCA §§ 4321–4347 — Abbr. NEPA. See ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT STATEMENT. [Cases: Environmental Law 571–615.] “One should not assume that
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debita fundi
debita fundi 〈苏格兰〉以不动产作担保的债务；土地担保债务 指与土地相联系的债务中，债权人享有对土地的留置权〔lien〕作为负债的担保，可通过土地扣押拍卖之诉〔action of poinding of the ground〕获得该地的所有权。