legal capacity to sue

legal capacity to sue
n.
The right to bring a lawsuit; the condition of being of sound mind, being of legal age, and suffering from no legal restraints or other impediments to bringing a lawsuit.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


legal capacity to sue
adj. Right or ability to bring suit, determined by age and mental status in general.
See also capacity.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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