Legal Definition and Related Resources of Actio calumniae
Meaning of Actio calumniae
In the civil law. An action to restrain the defendant from prosecuting a groundless proceeding or trumped-up charge against the plaintiff. Hunter, Rom. Law, 859.
What does Actio calumniae mean in American Law?
The definition of Actio calumniae in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A Roman-civil law action to restrain, or to collect damages for the infliction of, what common lawyers would call the tort of malicious prosecution.
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Meaning of Actio Calumniae
In this law dictionary, the legal term actio calumniae is a kind of the Roman law class.
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