failure to state a claim (upon which relief may be granted)
- failure to state a claim (upon which relief may be granted)
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n.
A plaintiff’s failure to define and support a cause of action sufficient to support a case in court, resulting in dismissal of the case;
see also Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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