Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapters 1-374, 376-386, 393, 394, 397, 398, 406-412, 414, 415, 421, 424, 427, 429, 430, 432-456, 460, 461, 471, 473, 475, 478, 480, 483, 484, 488, 490
Section 9-2-1 - DefinitionsAs used in this title, the term:
(1) "Action" means the judicial means of enforcing a right.(2) "Civil action" means an action founded on private rights, arising either from contract or tort.(3) "Penal action" means an action allowed in pursuance of public justice under particular laws.