Nglish: Translating a suitcase for Spanish speakers These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word “suitcase”. The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. A general term in a broad sense that refers to any proceedings brought by one or more persons against another person in a court in which the plaintiff exercises the remedy provided by law for compensation for damage or for the enforcement of a right, whether by law or equity. Objects worn by a traveller, usually for personal accommodation; Luggage. In England, this word is generally used in the same sense as baggage in the United States. See luggage. COMPLETE. One action.
Das Wort Klage im 25. The Courts Act 1789 applies to any proceedings before a court in which the plaintiff applies to that court the remedy granted to him by law. A request for a ban is therefore an action. 2 Peter 449. According to Section 96 of the Louisiana Code of Conduct, a claim is a genuine, personal, or mixed claim brought before a competent judge through which the parties pray for their rights and a resolution of their disputes. In this acceptance, the words follows, process, and cause are almost synonymous in this state. Empty Secta and Steph. Pl.
427; 3 Bl. Com. 395; Gilb. P.C. 48; 1 puppy. Pl. 399; Wood`s Civ. Law, b. 4, c. p. 315; 4 Mass 263; 18 John.
14; 4 watts, R. 154; 3 History, Const. Section 1719. In the broadest sense, the word trial includes not only a civil action, but also a prosecution as an indictment, information and conviction by a judge. Ham. N. p. 270. In the law of carriers. This term covers objects of personal use or necessity normally carried by passengers for their personal use, and not goods or other valuables, although they are carried in the trunks of passengers that are not intended for such use but for other purposes, such as sale and others. The term covers everything that the passenger takes with him for his personal use or comfort according to the habits or wishes of the particular class to which he belongs, either in relation to the immediate needs or the final purpose of the journey.
Macrow v. Railway Co., R.S. 6 Q.B. 612; Bomar v. Maxwell, 9 Humph. (Tennessee) 621, 51 am. 6S2 Dec.; Railroad Co. v.
Collins, 56,111,217; Hawkins v. Hoffman, 6 Hill, N.Y. 590, 41 Am. Dec. 767; Mauritz v. Railroad Co. (C.C.) 23 Fed. 771; Dexter v.
Railroad Co., 42 N. Y. 326, 1 Am. Reps. 527; History, Bailm. An umbrella term for any submission of a complaint (or petition) seeking redress through legal action, often referred to as a “lawsuit.” In common parlance, a lawsuit that requires a court order instead of a monetary judgment is often referred to as a “motion,” but technically it is a “fair suit.” (See: Trial).