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splitting a cause of action

splitting a cause of action definition - legal

n

Pursuing a cause piecemeal by bringing an action for only part of a claim, while reserving another part or other parts for separate lawsuits. The practice has been long deemed impermissible.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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