Definition of Amicable Action

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Amicable action
    Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    One brought by mutual consent of the parties, usually on agreed facts, for the court’s decision on the law. See 49 U. S. 251, 12 L. Ed. 1067.