Latin quote · Law
Causa petendi
“The cause of the claim.”
Procedural term
Translation
What does “Causa petendi” mean?
Causa petendi translates as “The cause of the claim.”
It means the facts and legal grounds on which a lawsuit is based, as opposed to what is being asked for. Together with the petitum, it defines what a court is being asked to decide.
Origin
The story behind it
A term of civil procedure in the Roman-law tradition, used widely in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American procedural law.
When to use it
How to use “Causa petendi”
Useful in a civil-procedure class on how to identify what a lawsuit is really about.
- Latin
- Causa petendi
- English
- The cause of the claim.
- Source
- Procedural term
- Era
- Legal Latin
- Theme
- Law
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