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 法律翻译Fang,毕业于新加坡知名法学院,专注翻译各类与白领犯罪与调查有关的法律文件。