Lat. In the clvil law. A following after; a pursuing at law; a sult or prosecution. Properly that kind of Judl-cial proceedlng before the prretor which was called “extraordinary.” In a general sense, any judicial proceeding, Including not only “actions,” (actiones,) properly so called, but other proceedlngs also. Calvin
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
