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.
Class action. A class action, class suit, or representative action is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member of that group. The class action originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, but Canada, as well as several European countries with civil law have made changes in recent years to allow consumer organizations to bring claims on behalf of consumers.