Civil Law Terms

noun The person who is accused of a crime or wrongdoing.

• The accusant presented compelling evidence to support their claim in court.
• The accusant was really upset about being blamed for the mistake.
• The accusant was throwing shade at everyone in the room.
• The accusant's words were like arrows, piercing through the defense's arguments.

noun A legal term referring to a type of action or lawsuit that is strictly based on the law or legal rights

• The court applied the principle of actio stricti juris to interpret the contract strictly according to its literal meaning.
• The judge stuck to the actio stricti juris rule and ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
• They had no choice but to go with the actio stricti juris route for the legal case.
• In life, sometimes you have to take the actio stricti juris approach and follow the rules exactly as they are written.