{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-2","heading":"Actions.","body":"An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice, by which a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment or prevention of a public offense. (C.C.P., s. 2; 1868-9, c. 277, s. 2; Code, s. 126; Rev., s. 347; C.S., s. 392.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.","Article 1. Definitions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"2a60e5a5473ef7323a27077c167d42a8553fa375f2888d2e1ada6a4afaa7340c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}