Legal Definition and Related Resources of Actio non
Meaning of Actio non
In pleading. The declaration in a special plea “that the said plaintiff ought not to have or maintain his aforesaid action thereof against” the defendant (in Latin, actio non habere debet). It follows immediately after the statement of appearance and defense. 1 Chit. PI. 531; 2 Chit. PI. 421; Steph. PI. 394.
What does Actio non mean in American Law?
The definition of Actio non in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Contraction of what were the opening operative words (actionem non habere debet) of a special plea in bar, when pleadings were in Latin, i.e., until the mid-seventeenth century. Even after the coming of pleading in English, “actio non” remained the technical name of that part of a special plea denying that the plaintiff had a claim. “Si actionem” was the technical name of the end of the plea.
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Actio Non
Meaning of Actio Non
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