cause of action

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nouncause of action (plural causes of action)

plural causes of action

  1. lawA 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. lawA civil lawsuit.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 訴因 /诉因
  • 訴因 /诉因 (sùyīn)legal: condition that entitles suing
Finnish syyteoikeus
  • syyteoikeuslegal: condition that entitles suing
French cause d'action, motif valable
  • cause d'actionlegal: condition that entitles suing
  • motif valablelegal: condition that entitles suing
Polish roszczenie
  • roszczenielegal: condition that entitles suing
Portuguese causa de pedir
  • causa de pedirlegal: condition that entitles suing
Cite this entry
APA

cause of action. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cause%20of%20action

MLA

“cause of action.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cause%20of%20action. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cause of action,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cause%20of%20action.

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