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'real, or the effect of, damage'. The concept is a legal one based on common sense. See causation.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
causa causans
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causa causans — /kowˈzanz/ noun (law) 1. The immediate cause 2. The cause giving rise to liability • • • Main Entry: ↑causa … Useful english dictionary
causa causans — /koza kozaenz/ The immediate cause; the last link in the chain of causation … Black's law dictionary
causa causans — /koza kozaenz/ The immediate cause; the last link in the chain of causation … Black's law dictionary
causa causans — The causing cause; the efficient cause … Ballentine's law dictionary
causa sine qua non — /kow sah si ne kwah nohn /; Eng. /kaw zeuh suy nee kway non , kaw zeuh sin ay kwah nohn /, Latin. an indispensable condition; requisite. [lit., a cause without which not] * * * causa sine qua non /sīˈnē kwā non or sinˈe kwä nōn/ (law) An… … Useful english dictionary
cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… … Law dictionary
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last straw — Synonyms and related words: causa causans, causa finalis, causal sequence, causing cause, efficient cause, final cause, first cause, formal cause, immanent cause, immediate cause, occasional cause, provocation, proximate cause, remote cause,… … Moby Thesaurus
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cau|sa cau|sans — «K zuh KOH zuhns», Latin. original cause; primary cause: »The apron per se is the causa causans of her ladyship s displeasure (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
