Legal Definition and Related Resources of Actio mixta

A mixed action. (1) An action with a view both to the recovery of a thing and to the enforcement of a penalty. (2) An action that is both real and personal, or rather that is entirely personal, but in one respect more or less similar to a real action ; e.g., familice erciscundce, which involved the adjudication of particular things to the parties. (3) ” Actions are mixed in which either party is plaintiff.” (Roman law.)

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What does Actio mixta mean in American Law?

The definition of Actio mixta in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

In Roman-civil law (and in occasional common law writings) a “mixed action.” What was mixed varied; it could be an action combining a recovery of damages with the imposition of a penalty, or one having both in personam and in rem aspects, or perhaps other mixtures.

Meaning of Actio Mixta

In this law dictionary, the legal term actio mixta is a kind of the Roman law class.

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