failure to state a claim

failure to state a claim
Within a judicial forum, the failure to present sufficient facts which, if taken as true, would indicate that any violation of law occurred or that the claimant is entitled to a legal remedy.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


failure to state a claim
Within a judicial forum, the failure to present sufficient facts which, if taken as true, would indicate that any violation of law occurred or that the claimant is entitled to a legal remedy.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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