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cause of action

set of facts sufficient to justify a right to sue to obtain money, property, or the enforcement of a right against another party
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cause of action

Summary

cause of action is a legal term or legal concept[1]. It draws 433 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #105 of 484).[2]

Key Facts

  • cause of action's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].
  • cause of action is a type of cause[4].
  • cause of action's contributing factor of is recorded as lawsuit[5].
  • cause of action's different from is recorded as basis of claim[6].

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Designation and Status

cause of action's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].

Why It Matters

cause of action draws 433 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #105 of 484).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cause of action. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cause-of-action
MLA “cause of action.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cause-of-action.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cause-of-action_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cause of action}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cause-of-action}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · PerspicaciousLeo · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → cause
    Contributing factor of → lawsuit
    Different from → basis of claim
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P244]]: sh93007992, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779427361939"
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