legal claim
Right to sue
A legal claim is a formal assertion of a right or demand for remedy under the law.
It's what you bring when you believe someone has wronged you in a way the courts can address: She filed a legal claim against her former employer for wrongful termination.
The term encompasses everything from personal injury suits to disputes over contracts or property.
Having a legal claim doesn't guarantee success—it means you have grounds to seek judgment.
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- standingPosition, physical or social
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- fair hearingImpartial consideration of evidence
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
cause of action · motion to dismiss · civil suit · breach of contract · bad faith · defamation · negligence · adverse possession · property rights · emotional distress · product liability · medical malpractice · burden of proof · securities fraud · pain and suffering · ownership dispute · wrongful death · lien
- claimscounterclaim, assertion, allegation, contention, declaration
- civil trialsplaintiff, jury trial, bench trial, jury, trial court
- property rightsownership, property rights, private property, real property, title
- assignmentsassignment, task, job, chore, duty
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, title
- court filingscomplaint, motion to dismiss, counterclaim, pleading, demurrer
legal claimwishful thinking
Belief shaped by desire
aspiration · desire · gentleman's agreement · empty threat · expectation