transitory action
An action that can be brought in any venue where the defendant can be personally served with process. [Cases: Venue 4. C.J.S. Venue §§ 8–9.]
transitory action
transitory action
transitory action 〈美〉追身诉讼 可以在能够向被告直接送达传票的任何地方提起的诉讼。如果起诉所依据的事件可以在任何地方发生，则该诉讼就可随被告所在地点的转移而转移，它区别于只能在特定地区提起的诉讼〔local action〕。