"without cause" meaning in English

See without cause in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} without cause, {{en-pp}} without cause
  1. (law, business, human resources) Wihtout any reason or justification. Categories (topical): Business, Human resources, Law
    Sense id: en-without_cause-en-prep_phrase-arVo7RLo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, law

Download JSONL data for without cause meaning in English (1.4kB)

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