ACTION ON THE CASE

Definition: ACTION ON THE CASE

ACTION ON THE CASE

1. (Law), according to the old classification (now obsolete), was an action for redress of wrongs or injuries to person or property not specially provided against by law, in which the whole cause of complaint was set out in the writ; -- called also trespass on the case , or simply case .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crosswords: ACTION ON THE CASE

English words defined with "ACTION ON THE CASE": Malic acid ♦ Pro confesso ♦ Trover. (references)

Specialty definitions using "ACTION ON THE CASE": anti-corrosive qualities ♦ particulars of claim ♦ Reading for Amendment ♦ statement of claim ♦ user interface copyright. (references)

Non-Fiction Usage: ACTION ON THE CASE

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Zimbabwe	On November 8, police again arrested, detained, and interrogated Nyarota and his former business partner, reportedly for violating investment and exchange control regulations relating to the operating license for the newspaper; they were released on bail on November 9, and there was no further action on the case by year's end. (references)
Human Rights	Zimbabwe	Tsvangirai was released, and no further action on the case was reported by year's end. (references)
	Zimbabwe	The MDC called for an official investigation into Mukweli's death, but there was no action on the case by year's end. (references)
Worker Rights	Greece	For example, the Kathemerini newspaper reported during the year that an aide to the former Minister of Public Order, a former chief of the Omonia police precinct, and a police sergeant were arrested in connection with a racket that provided protection to brothels and nightclubs in Athens from 1995 to 1997. At year's end, judicial action on the case remained pending. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Anagrams: ACTION ON THE CASE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-e-h-i-n-n-o-o-s-t-t"
	-3 letters: concatenates, nonaesthetic.
	-4 letters: anaesthetic, cachinnates, catenations, concatenate.
	-5 letters: ancientest, anesthetic, cachinnate, catatonics, catenation, consociate, contactees, echinaceas, nonascetic.
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