(be) for a good cause

(be) for a good cause
be for/in a good ˈcause idiom
worth doing, because it is helping other people
Main entry:causeidiom

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  • for a good cause — for a helpful purpose, for an admirable purpose …   English contemporary dictionary

  • good cause — UK US noun [C] SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► a socially useful organization or activity that is not managed for profit: go to a good cause »The money will go to a good cause, a charity which helps disadvantaged youngsters. for a good cause » It s for a …   Financial and business terms

  • good cause — see cause 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. good cause n. A good reas …   Law dictionary

  • Good cause — is a denoting adequate or substantial grounds or reason to take a certain action, or to fail to take an action prescribed by law. What constitutes a good cause is usually determined on a case by case basis and is thus relative. [cite… …   Wikipedia

  • good cause — Term generally means a substantial reason amounting in law to a legal excuse for failing to perform an act required by law. People v. Gillett, Colo., 629 P.2d 613, 618. Legally sufficient ground or reason. Phrase good cause depends upon… …   Black's law dictionary

  • good cause — Term generally means a substantial reason amounting in law to a legal excuse for failing to perform an act required by law. People v. Gillett, Colo., 629 P.2d 613, 618. Legally sufficient ground or reason. Phrase good cause depends upon… …   Black's law dictionary

  • good cause — Substantial reason, a legal excuse. Pines v District Court in Woodbury County, 233 Iowa 1284, 10 NW2d 574. Legal cause, in reference to the right of the state to dissolve a corporation and recall the franchise granted to it. Wheeler v Pullman… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • for good cause — See good cause …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • (be) in a good cause — be for/in a good ˈcause idiom worth doing, because it is helping other people Main entry: ↑causeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have (good) cause to do something — formal phrase to have a strong reason for doing, thinking, or feeling something Joe’s father had good cause to be proud of him. have no cause to do something: I have no cause to question his integrity. Thesaurus: sensible and reasonable …   Useful english dictionary

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