cause of action

English

Noun

cause of action (plural causes of action)

(law) A condition under which one party would be entitled to sue another.
If someone strikes you, then you have a cause of action for battery.
(law) A civil lawsuit.

Translations

legal: condition that entitles suing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 訴因／诉因 (zh) (sùyīn)
Finnish: syyteoikeus
French: cause d’action f, motif valable m
Polish: roszczenie (pl) n
Portuguese: causa de pedir

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