actio popularis

noun

Action to obtain remedy by a person or a group in the name of the collective interest.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:actio popularis.”

OriginLatin actio →
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Meanings

nounactio popularis (plural actiones populares)

plural actiones populares

  1. lawAction to obtain remedy by a person or a group in the name of the collective interest.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:actio popularis.

Origin

  1. Latinactio“action”
  2. Englishactio popularis

Latin actio (“action”) + popularis (“of the people”)

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APA

actio popularis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actio%20popularis

MLA

“actio popularis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actio%20popularis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “actio popularis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actio%20popularis.

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