Institoria Actio
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Lat. In the civil law. The name of an action given to those who had contracted with an institor (q. v.) to compel the principal to performance.
Inst 4, 7, 2; Dig. 14, 3, 1; Story, Ag. § 426.