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Meaning of cause of action | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A condition under which one party would be entitled to sue another.
A civil lawsuit.

Equivalents

Suomi syyteoikeus

Français cause d'action motif valable

Polski roszczenie

Português causa de pedir

Examples

“If someone strikes you, then you have a cause of action for battery.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

cause of death cause, origin Caused causedness causee Causeless