Actio Contraria
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In the civil law. A contrary or cross action, as distinguished from actio directa. Heinec. Elem. Jur. Civ. lib. 3, tit. 15, §§ 805, 816, 826; Bracton, fol. 103.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In the civil law. A contrary or cross action, as distinguished from ocft'o direcia, (q. v.) ffeinece. EUm. Jur, Civ. lib. 3, tit. 15, §§ 805, 816, 826. Bract, fol. 103.