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Sounds in refers to an underlying legal basis or cause of action in a lawsuit. For example, a tort claim sounds in tort, and a contract claim sounds in contract.�

This case from Georgia, shows the use of the phrase �sounds in,� in the context of a fraud claim. The case explains that �a claim �sounds�in�fraud,� and thus, is subject to the heightened pleading standard for fraud or mistake, when a plaintiff alleges a unified course of fraudulent conduct and relies entirely on that course of conduct as the basis of that claim.�

Similarly, this case from Massachusetts, explains that �a claim for breach of contract �sounds�in�tort,� when the breach relates to obligations that arise from tort law and not a contractual agreement.�