Legal Definitions - ayant cause

AYANT CAUSE

A legal term used in civil law to refer to:

1. One who has been assigned a right through a will, gift, sale, or exchange; also known as an assignee.
2. One who has a legal standing in their own right.

1. John's grandfather left him a piece of land in his will. John is now the ayant cause of the land.

2. Mary was in a car accident and suffered injuries. She has a legal standing to sue the driver who caused the accident.

The first example illustrates the first definition of the term, where John has been assigned a right to the land through his grandfather's will. The second example illustrates the second definition, where Mary has a legal standing to sue the driver who caused her injuries.