transit orу, transitorie

[Fr. trans i toire, from Lat. transit or i us =liable to pa away, pa ing away; Sp., Port., & Italian trans i to rio.] (TRANSIENT.] Pa ing without continuance; speedily vanishing; continuing only a short time; not durable; not permanent; transient; unstable and fleeting. "What is my life, my hope? he said; Alas! a transitory shade." trans ivory-action, s. Scott : Rokeby , i. 29. Law : An action which may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, detinue, slander, or the like. Opposed to local action (q. v.). (Black stone; Bouvier .)