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cause of action

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noun

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


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“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

When this happens, victims of a criminal shooting may sue the maker or seller of the firearms used, advancing any cause of action supported by facts of the case.

From Slate Jun. 6, 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

According to the settlement, the settlement is not “an admission by either Yale or plaintiffs as to any claim, cause of action, or issue of law.”

From Washington Times Aug. 29, 2023

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

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