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Sufficient cause

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004761

A legally adequate reason or justification for a particular action, inaction, or decision. This standard requires more than mere suspicion but less than absolute certainty, often involving a showing that a reasonable person would act similarly under the circumstances. It is frequently invoked in motions to set aside default judgments or to excuse procedural delays.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004761
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A legally adequate reason or justification for a particular action, inaction, or decision. This standard requires more than mere suspicion but less than absolute certainty, often involving a showing that a reasonable person would act similarly under the circumstances. It is frequently invoked in motions to set aside default judgments or to excuse procedural delays.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/sufficient-cause/"
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Record 4,861 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.