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"cause of action" is a correct and usable English phrase.
It is generally used in legal contexts, and refers to the facts that give a person a right to sue another individual or organization in court. For example: "The lawyer argued that there was no cause of action, so the judge threw out the case."
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cause of action
noun
A condition under which one party would be entitled to sue another.
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American Electric argues that there is no federal common law cause of action for public nuisance.
over any cause of action..
She cannot give up the community's cause of action here".
Plaintiff's cause of action is not in controversy.
Held, that it was a new cause of action.
Mary Ann's cause of action on this score cannot stand.
The cause of action set out in the petition was the cause of action of the bank.
He would not disclose the donors behind Cause of Action.
Plaintiff May Ann Hoyem's cause of action for her expenditures on Michael's behalf was, like Michael's own cause of action, improperly dismissed.
Second, there exists a cause of action for tortious interference of contract under Canadian law.
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The conclusion was that the amendment was a new cause of action.
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