Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

action, form of

Read a random definition: market share

A quick definition of action, form of:

Action, Form of: A way of doing things in court that is associated with a specific type of legal document called a writ. Each writ had its own rules for how to start a case, what to say in court, and how to end the case. There were 11 common forms of action, including trespass, debt, and contract. The choice of which form of action to use depended on the type of problem someone had and what they wanted to achieve in court. Forms of action helped people to understand their rights and responsibilities under the law.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Form of action refers to the legal and procedural device associated with a particular writ, each of which had specific forms of process, pleading, trial, and judgment. The common-law had 11 forms of action, including trespass, trover, ejectment, debt, covenant, account, and more.

Example: If someone trespassed on your property, you could use the form of action for trespass to sue them. This form of action had specific rules for how the case would proceed, including how the plaintiff would plead their case and how the defendant would respond.

Explanation: The example illustrates how a specific form of action would be used in a legal case. In this case, the form of action for trespass would be used if someone had trespassed on your property. The form of action would dictate how the case would proceed, including how the plaintiff would plead their case and how the defendant would respond.

action, cause of | action, right of

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
medicine is a scam
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.