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Qui tam action

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004089

A lawsuit brought by a private citizen, known as a relator, on behalf of the government, alleging fraud against the government. The relator, who must have original information about the fraud, shares in any financial recovery. These actions are authorized by statutes such as the False Claims Act in the United States, encouraging individuals to report government fraud.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004089
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A lawsuit brought by a private citizen, known as a relator, on behalf of the government, alleging fraud against the government. The relator, who must have original information about the fraud, shares in any financial recovery. These actions are authorized by statutes such as the False Claims Act in the United States, encouraging individuals to report government fraud.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/qui-tam-action/"
}

Record 4,138 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.