HyperDic: cause_of_action

English > 1 sense of the expression *cause of action*:
NOUN	communication	cause of action	a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention

English > *cause of action*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	claim	An assertion of a right (as to money or property)