cause of action

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

“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

Medical professionals who violate the measure would have their licenses revoked, and families would have a legal cause of action to sue providers.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023

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

The court found that Manson had not “demonstrated a probability of prevailing on his cause of action for defamation per se against Gore.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 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