for cause
Due to misconduct
For cause describes termination or action based on documented wrongdoing or failure to perform duties.
An employee fired for cause loses protections they might otherwise have—severance, unemployment benefits, or contractual notice periods.
The phrase implies justification that could withstand legal scrutiny: The board removed him for cause after the audit revealed fraud.
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- terminationAct of ending something
- pink slipEmployment termination notice
- probationSupervised trial period
evidence · breach · insubordination · justifiable · hearing · grievance · fairness · proportionality · negligence · written warning · rationale · investigation · documentation · personnel file · adjudication · dismissal · integrity · severance
for causeat-will
Without needing permission
without cause · at will · voluntary resignation · layoff · redundancy
for causewithout cause
unconditionally · arbitrarily · summarily · unilaterally · no questions asked
for, cause, causes, caused, causing, causal, causation, causative, because