n. the basis of a lawsuit founded on legal grounds and alleged facts which, if proved, would constitute all the "elements" required by statute. Examples: to have a cause of action for breach of contract there must have been an offer of acceptance; for a tort (civil wrong) there must have been negligence or intentional wrongdoing and failure to perf...
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The legal justification for a claim. These fall into many categories; for instance, breach of contract, tort (which includes negligence, nuisance, assault and many others), and breach of statutory duty. Generally, a person must have suffered some loss or damage to justify a claim and it is the purpose of the law to give a remedy for that loss or da...
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Legal principles on which a given action is grounded.
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(n) Cause of action is the legal ground or claim with which a party can file a lawsuit to find remedy or satisfaction of his claim. Cause of action implies the right to bring a legal action, legal sustainability of a dispute etc. For example a legal case cannot be filed without a clear defendant and a claimable interest of the appellant in the case...
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See lawsuit.
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A term used in the Federal Court
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A set of facts or allegations that make up the grounds for filing a lawsuit.
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A specific legal claim -- such as for negligence, breach of contract, or medical malpractice -- for which a plaintiff seeks compensation. Each cause of action is divided into discrete elements, all of which must be proved to present a winning case. A complaint often states multiple causes of action, and each cause of action is made up of certain re...
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Facts that give rise to a lawsuit.
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noun a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action
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grounds on which a legal action may be brought (e.g., property damage, personal injury, goods sold and delivered, work labor and services).
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