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orders to show cause

orders to show cause is the plural of order to show cause.

Meaning of order to show cause

Noun

order to show cause (plural orders to show cause)

  1. A type of court order that requires a person to justify, explain, or prove something to the court.
    Synonyms:
    OSC, OTSC

Questions about orders to show cause

What is orders to show cause the plural of?
Orders to show cause is the plural of order to show cause.

Words near orders to show cause in the dictionary

  1. orders of service
  2. orders of succession
  3. orders of symmetry
  4. orders of the day
  5. orders out
  6. orders to show cause
  7. orders up
  8. orders-in-council
  9. ordertype
  10. Orderville
  11. ordes

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