Private rights — In the United States, a private right is one that a private citizen can vindicate in court. Compare public rights. There must be a private right for a citizen to have a claim. To have a private right of action, a citizen must be able to show that … Wikipedia
right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… … Law dictionary
action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary
right — As a noun, and taken in an abstract sense, means justice, ethical correctness, or consonance with the rules of law or the principles of morals. In this signification it answers to one meaning of the Latin jus, and serves to indicate law in the… … Black's law dictionary
action man — n British a devotee of military exercises or strenu ous physical activities, or someone who makes a show of (relentless) energy. The term is applied derisively, originally by members of the armed forces to unpopu lar or excessively gung ho… … Contemporary slang
private wrong — An infringement or violation of a right belonging to an individual as an individual, in distinction from the violation of a duty to the nation, to a state, or to the community considered as a community. A violation of a duty due from one person… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Implied cause of action — is a term used in United States statutory and constitutional law for circumstances when a court will determine that a law that creates rights also allows private parties to bring a lawsuit, even though no such remedy is explicitly provided for in … Wikipedia
Right of Voluntary Association — • Any group of individuals freely united for the pursuit of a common end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Right of Voluntary Association Right of Voluntary Association … Catholic encyclopedia
Action démocratique du Québec — Leader Gérard Deltell President … Wikipedia
Private police — are law enforcement bodies that are owned and/or controlled by non governmental entities. These can be firms to which the government contracts out police work (e.g. the 1975 1977 Oro Valley, Arizona Rural/Metro contract, the 1980 Reminderville,… … Wikipedia
Private Investigator! — is an adventure story arc of the Philippine comic strip series Pugad Baboy , created by Pol Medina Jr. and originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This particular story arc lasts 77 strips long and ran July to October, 2000, in the … Wikipedia