Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

noxal action

[fr. Latin actio noxalis "injurious action"] 1. Roman law. The claim against a master or father for a tort committed by a son, a slave, or an animal. ( The head of the family could be sued either to pay a penalty due or to surrender the tortfeasor to the victim. Roman law also provided for the surrender of animals that caused damage under actio de pauperie. 2. Hist. A person's claim to recover for damages committed by a person's son, slave, or animal.