- action, cause of
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action, cause of
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cause of action — 1: the grounds (as violation of a right) that entitle a plaintiff to bring a suit an amended pleading reiterating a cause of action for lost profits J. H. Friedenthal et al.; also: the part of a suit brought on those grounds removed the cause of… … Law dictionary
action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary
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cause — n 1 Cause, determinant, antecedent, reason, occasion are comparable when denoting what in whole or in part produces an effect or result. Cause is applicable to an agent (as a circumstance, condition, event, or force) that contributes to the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cause — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that produces an effect. 2) reasonable grounds for a belief or action: cause for concern. 3) a principle or movement which one is prepared to support or advocate. 4) a lawsuit. ► VERB ▪ be the cause of; make happen. ● … English terms dictionary
Action — BALZAC (Honoré de) Bio express : Écrivain français (1799 1850) «Le pouvoir est une action, et le principe électif est la discussion. Il n y a pas de politique possible avec la discussion en permanence.» Source : Sur Catherine … Dictionnaire des citations politiques
Cause — MALRAUX (André) Bio express : Écrivain et homme politique français (1901 1976) «Une guerre peut être juste quand elle sert une cause noble. Les armées ne sont animées d aucune justice parce qu elles sont des instruments qui… … Dictionnaire des citations politiques
Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
cause — [ koz ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. causa « cause » et « procès » → chose I ♦ Ce qui produit un effet (considéré par rapport à cet effet). 1 ♦ (1170) Ce par quoi un événement, une action humaine arrive, se fait. ⇒ origine; motif, objet, raison, 3. sujet.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cause — (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its power into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
