show cause
Defend your position
Show cause is a legal term requiring a party to explain why a court should not take a particular action against them.
A show cause order or hearing puts the burden on the recipient to justify why they shouldn't be held in contempt, have a case dismissed, or face other consequences: The judge issued a show cause order after the defendant missed three hearings.
- justifyProvide adequate grounds for
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- explanationStatement making something clear
- proveEstablish as fact
summons · accountability · rationale · remand · evidence · judiciary · due process · duty · reasoning · mandate · compliance · litigation · legal proceeding · burden of proof · hearing · contempt of court · affidavit · writ
show causeconceal
Keep from being seen
hide · remain silent · plead the fifth · stonewalling · evasion
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