grounds for



*grounds for something

the basis or cause for legal action such as a lawsuit. (*Typically: be ~ become ∼.) Your negligence is grounds for a lawsuit. Is infidelity grounds for divorce in this state?
See also: ground

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EttaET-əEnglish
TeodÓSio-Portuguese
Marinko-Croatian, Serbian
Tomomito-mo-meeJapanese
SuomaSOO-o-mahFinnish
Immacolata-Italian