Action at common law
What does Action at common law mean in American Law?
The definition of Action at common law in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Same as action at law.
Action governed by the Anglo-American legal system rather than some other legal system, e.g., the continental civil-law system.
An action based upon decisional rather than statutory law.
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