suit at law

A suit conducted according to the common law or equity, as distinguished from statutory provisions.

• Under the current rules of practice in federal and most state courts, the term civil action embraces an action both at law and in equity. Fed. R. Civ. P. 2. See action at law under ACTION(4).

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