pecuniary causeglossary / PECUNIARY CAUSE pecuniary cause. Eccles. law. A lawsuit maintainable in an ecclesiastical court to redress an injury relating to the church, such as a parishioner’s failure to pay a tithe to a parson. 词条贡献者 译员何巍,毕业于欧洲一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与生命科学有关的法律文件。