cause of action

English

Noun

cause of action (plural causes of action)

1. (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.

2. (law) A civil lawsuit.

Translations

legal: condition that entitles suing

• Finnish: syyteoikeus
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: causa de pedir

See also

• survival statute