good cause

A legally sufficient reason.

• Good cause is often the burden placed on a litigant (usu. by court rule or order) to show why a request should be granted or an action excused. The term is often used in employ-ment-termination cases.

— Also termed good cause shown; just cause; lawful cause; sufficient cause.

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