Bring+an+action
131popular action — An action to recover a penalty, the cause being given by law to the people in general. 23 Am J2d Forf & P § 61. An action to recover a penalty, prescribed by statute and given to any informer, that is, to any such person as will bring suit for… …
132To bring to the hammer — Hammer Ham mer (h[a^]m m[ e]r), n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. a kmwn anvil, Skr. a[,c]man stone.] 1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals …
