Still, as he had confessed, his temperament inclined him to retroactive investigation. But a person who cannot take this oath, retroactive though it be, must have been a traitor. This term is never used in civil law, but the term retroactive statute expresses the same idea.
What is 'Price Action'. Price action is the movement of a security's price. Price action is encompassed in technical and chart pattern analysis, which attempt to find order in the sometimes seemingly random movement of price. Swings (high and low), tests of resistance and consolidation are some examples of price action.
action at law - a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong. legal action, action. antitrust case - a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place. civil action - legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)