Which legal concept refers to a party's right to sue because they have suffered or will suffer a legal wrong?

• A. Standing to sue
• B. Final order
• C. Exhaustion of administrative remedies
• D. Contract

Answer: (A)

Standing to sue is the party’s right to bring a lawsuit in court. It requires showing an injury-in-fact or an imminent injury, a causal link between the challenged conduct and that injury, and a remedy that the court can provide (redressability). This keeps courts focused on real, concrete disputes rather than abstract questions. In practice, a party must hold a legally protected interest affected by the issue to have standing. The other terms refer to different ideas: a final order is the court’s ultimate ruling, exhaustion of administrative remedies is the requirement to pursue agency action before court review, and a contract is a binding agreement creating duties between parties.