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Code of Civil Procedure § 22

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 22Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1933, Ch. 742.

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.