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show cause

show cause verb: in English law, to argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgment.

Verb

show cause (third-person singular simple present shows cause, present participle showing cause, simple past showed cause, past participle shown cause)

  1. (England, Wales) In English law, to argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgment.

Forms of show cause

third-person singular presentshows cause
present participleshowing cause
pastshowed cause
past participleshown cause

Questions about show cause

What does show cause mean?
Show cause means in English law, to argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgment.
What part of speech is show cause?
Show cause is a verb.
What is the past tense of show cause?
The past tense of show cause is showed cause.

Words near show cause in the dictionary

  1. show box
  2. show boxes
  3. show bread
  4. show breads
  5. show business
  6. show cause
  7. show cave
  8. show caves
  9. show colour
  10. show court
  11. show courts

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