Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

cause of action

American  

noun

  1. Law. the grounds on which a civil suit is justified.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“Each count must identify the particular legal basis for liability and contain specific factual allegations that support each cause of action within each count,” Cannon ordered.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2025

If it did, its promoters wouldn’t have had to gin up a cause of action where none existed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2024

Nonetheless, in a 2021 case Justice Neil Gorsuch raised the question as an open one: “Our cases have assumed—without deciding—that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 furnishes an implied cause of action under § 2.”

From Slate Jun. 12, 2023

It creates a legal cause of action for providers and others sued in another state, enabling them to recover certain legal costs.

From Washington Times Jun. 24, 2022

To-morrow, at breakfast, we are to meet again, and, after making our conclusions known to one another, we shall decide on some definite cause of action.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training