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One of the oldest common-law forms of action available to private litigants seeking to collect what is owed to them because of a harm done to them by another.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
action of debt
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debt, action of — One of the oldest common law forms of action available to private litigants seeking to collect what is owed to them because of a harm done to them by another. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. debt, action of … Law dictionary
Debt — Debt, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de + habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Debt of nature — Debt Debt, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de + habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
