{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"22","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 22","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/preliminary-provisions"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1933, Ch. 742.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by which one party prosecutes another for the declaration, enforcement, or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.</p>","text":"An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by which one party prosecutes another for the declaration, enforcement, or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/preliminary-provisions-22","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}