The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TORT which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Grounds for a civil suit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TORT | 75 % | 4 |
| FALSEARREST | 25 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Grounds for a civil suit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- case
- tort
- controversy
- gist
- plaintiff
- evocation
- cause
- plea
- policy
- explain
- explaining
- premise
Crossword Answer definitions
TORT noun- An injury or wrong.
- A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
- (only in the plural torts) Tort law (the area of law dealing with such wrongful acts).
- Tart; sharp.
- Stretched tight; taut.
- A tortoise.
- A tortoiseshell (animal with coloured markings on fur).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result TORT
- Cause for a lawsuit
- Civil wrong
- Libel, for one
- Libel, e.g.
- Legal wrong
- Civil-suit basis
- Cause for legal action
- Cause of civil action
- Civil suit cause
- Grounds for a suit