multiplicity of actions

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• 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 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 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 — mul·ti·plic·i·ty /ˌməl tə pli sə tē/ n pl ties 1 a: the quality or state of being multiple or various b: the charging of a single criminal act or offense as multiple separate charges or counts of an indictment or information multiplicity does not …   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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Schur–Weyl duality — is a mathematical theorem in representation theory that relates irreducible finite dimensional representations of the general linear and symmetric groups. It is named after two pioneers of representation theory of Lie groups, Issai Schur, who… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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