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with cause

with cause is the alternative form of for cause.

Meaning of for cause

Prepositional phrase

  1. For a legitimate, specific reason; with justification.
    • Section 863. Removal of Guardian for Cause.—The court of chancery may remove all guardians, whether appointed by probate tribunals or by the court itself, or by testament, or by the legislature, whenever the guardian abuses his trust, or the interests of the ward require it.1889, John Davison Lawson, Rights, Remedies, and Practice, at Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes, volume 2, Bancroft Whitney, page 1556

Questions about with cause

What is with cause the alternative form of?
With cause is the alternative form of for cause.

Words near with cause in the dictionary

  1. with blackjack and hookers
  2. with both eyes open
  3. with both hands
  4. with brass knobs on
  5. with calf
  6. with cause
  7. with child
  8. with childe
  9. with closed doors
  10. with compliments
  11. with dispatch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: with cause (page history and authors); for cause (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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