{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-22","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 22","heading":"","body":"An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by which one party prosecutes another for the declaration, enforcement, or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"53ca8c236054840f880c8516e6e134f0de660fe26facc68e8bf744483f2a81dd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-21","next":"us-ca/ccp-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}