multiplicity of actions or suits
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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multiplicity of actions or suits — Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same right. A phrase descriptive of the situation where several different suits or actions are brought upon the same issue. The actions must be against a single defendant. Prospect Park & C. I. R … Black's law dictionary
multiplicity of actions — n. Several lawsuits on the same matter brought by different plaintiffs against the same defendant; also called multiplicity of suits. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.… … Law dictionary
multiplicity of suits — A ground of injunctive relief; something beyond the mere number of suits. 28 Am J Rev ed Inj § 50. The mere number of actions which might otherwise be brought does not, in and of itself, constitute a ground for equitable jurisdiction, nor is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
splitting cause of action — Dividing a single or indivisible cause of action into several parts or claims and bringing several actions thereon. Van Brode Mill. Co. v. Kellogg Co., D.C.Del., 113 F.Supp. 845, 852. Commencement of action for only part of the cause of action.… … Black's law dictionary
duplicity — The technical fault in common law pleading of uniting two or more causes of action in one count in a writ, or two or more grounds of defense in one plea, or two or more breaches in a replication, or two or more offenses in the same count of an… … Black's law dictionary
duplicity — The technical fault in common law pleading of uniting two or more causes of action in one count in a writ, or two or more grounds of defense in one plea, or two or more breaches in a replication, or two or more offenses in the same count of an… … Black's law dictionary
procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law … Universalium
tort — /tawrt/, n. Law. a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another s person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation. [1350 1400; ME: injury,… … Universalium
intervention — in·ter·ven·tion /ˌin tər ven chən/ n: the act or an instance of intervening; specif: the act or procedure by which a third party becomes a party to a pending proceeding between other parties in order to protect his or her own interest in the… … Law dictionary
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
