Popular Action, * punishment. An action given by statute to any one who will sue for the penalty. A qui tam action. Dig. 47, 23, 1.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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