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relator action

noun

C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Proceedings brought by the Attorney General at the instance of a private individual who lacks standing to sue alone.

Denied sufficient interest of their own, the residents proceeded by way of a relator action.

Topic: Public law in Legal English

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