accrual of the cause of action

См. также в других словарях:

• cause of action — 1: the grounds (as violation of a right) that entitle a plaintiff to bring a suit an amended pleading reiterating a cause of action for lost profits J. H. Friedenthal et al.; also: the part of a suit brought on those grounds removed the cause of… …   Law dictionary

• accrual of cause of action — The event whereby a cause of action becomes complete so that the aggrieved party can begin and maintain his cause of action. A cause may accrue at the moment of the wrong, default, or delict by the defendant and the injury to the plaintiff,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• cause of action — A term difficult of precise definition, perhaps best defined as the fact or facts which establish or give rise to a right of action, in other words, give to a person a right to judicial relief. Fielder v Ohio Edison Co. 158 Ohio St 375, 109 NE2d… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… …   Law dictionary

• premature action — An action commenced before the accrual of the cause of action sought to be enforced. Sullivan v Arkansas Valley Bank, 176 Ark 278, 2 SW2d 1096, 57 ALR 296; Broyles v Commonwealth, 309 Ky 837, 219 SW2d 52. An action for divorce commenced before… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• False advertising — or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use… …   Wikipedia

• VAT-free imports from the Channel Islands — Many low valued exports of goods from the Channel Islands to the United Kingdom are exempt from value added tax (VAT) due to the operation of an EU tax relief called Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR). LVCR is not limited to the Channel Islands… …   Wikipedia

• limitation of actions — Statutory rules limiting the time within which civil actions can be brought. Actions in simple contract and tort must be brought within six years of the cause of action. There are several special rules, including that for strict liability actions …   Big dictionary of business and management

• arising in another state — The accrual of a cause of action in a foreign jurisdiction in which the obligation was to be paid or discharged. 34 Am J1st Lim Ac § 224 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• accrue — ac·crue /ə krü/ vb ac·crued, ac·cru·ing [Middle French accreue increase, addition to a property, from feminine of accreu, past participle of acreistre to increase] vi 1: to come into existence as an enforceable claim: vest as a right… …   Law dictionary

• Statute of limitations — A statute of limitations is a statute in a common law legal system that sets forth the maximum period of time, after certain events, that legal proceedings based on those events may be initiated. In civil law systems, similar provisions are… …   Wikipedia