right of action

noun [C] (plural rights of action) LAW

Definition

› the right to take legal action against someone in a court of law: a right of action against sb A landlord has a right of action against the tenant for any breach.

(Definition of right of action noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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