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---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Middle English, from Old French, from Latin causa, reason, purpose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- causa=B7ble adj. causeless adj. causer n. Synonyms: cause, reason, occasion, antecedent These nouns denote what brings about or is buttociated with an effect or result. A cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or leads to a result: "He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others" (Samuel Foote). Reason refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect: There was no obvious reason for the accident. Occasion is a situation that permits or stimulates existing causes to come into play: "The immediate occasion of his departure... was the favorable opportunity... of migrating in a pleasant way" (Thomas De Quincey). Antecedent refers to what has gone before and implies a relationshipbut not necessarily a causal onewith what ensues: Some of the antecedents of World War II lie in economic conditions in Europe following World War I.

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'cause ( P ) Pronunciation Key (k=F4z, kz) conj. Informal Because.

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cause

In addition to the idioms beginning with cause, also see lost cause.

Source: The American Heritage=AE Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright =A9 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Main Entry: cause Function: noun NOTE: The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- actual cause ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- but-for cause ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- cause in fact actual cause but-for cause ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- concurrent cause result called also concurring cause -compare INTERVENING CAUSE and, SUPERSEDING CAUSE in this entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- di=B7rect cause ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ef=B7fi=B7cient in=B7ter=B7ven=B7ing cause ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- intervening cause 1 : an independent cause that follows another cause in time in producing the result but does not interrupt the chain of causation if foreseeable called also supervening cause -compare CONCURRENT CAUSE and, SUPERSEDING CAUSE in this entry 2 : SUPERSEDING CAUSE in this entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- legal cause ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- procuring cause commission as the procuring cause of the sale even though the listing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- pro=B7duc=B7ing cause or event) that produces an injury which would not have occurred without protection cases NOTE: A producing cause lacks the element of foreseeability buttociated with a proximate cause, being more exclusively concerned with causation in fact. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- proximate cause superseding causes and that results in a usually foreseeable effect (as an injury) which would not otherwise have occurred called also direct cause legal cause -see also Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Company in the IMPORTANT CASES section -compare REMOTE CAUSE in this entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- re=B7mote cause chain of causation; also : a cause that in ordinary experience does not lead to a particular effect -compare PROXIMATE CAUSE in this entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- su=B7per=B7sed=B7ing cause causation and becomes the proximate cause of the effect called also efficient intervening cause intervening cause -compare CONCURRENT CAUSE and, INTERVENING CAUSE 1 in this entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- supervening cause 2 : a reason or justification for an action or state (as belief): as a NOTE: The circumstances under which cause, good cause, just cause, probable cause, reasonable cause, or sufficient cause exists are determined on a case by case basis. These terms are often used interchangeably, and the distinctions between them are sometimes unclear. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- good cause unreasonable, arbitrary, or irrational and that is sufficient to create ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- just cause 1 : cause that a person of ordinary intelligence would consider a fair and reasonable justification for an act -used esp. in cases involving termination of employment and denial of unemployment benefits 2 : GOOD CAUSE in this entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- prob=B7=B7a=B7ble cause'pr=E4-b&-b&l-1 : a reasonable ground in fact and circumstance for a belief in the existence of certain circumstances (as that an offense has been or is being committed, that a person is guilty of an offense, that a particular search will uncover contraband, that an item to be seized is in a particular place, or that a specific fact or cause of action vehicle may extend to every part of vehicle where objects of search might be concealed -State v. Nixon, 593 North Eastern Reporter, cause -compare REASONABLE SUSPICION NOTE: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Consbreastution stipulates that "no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause." Probable cause is also required for a warrantless arrest. Probable cause is an objective standard rather than a function of subjective opinion or suspicion not grounded in fact or circumstance. However, the facts or circumstances need not be of the nature of certainty necessary to establish proof in court. 2 : justification for an administrative search based on a showing that it is to be conducted in accordance with standardized nonarbitrary regulatory procedures designed to further public interest in regulatory enforcement that outweighs the intrusiveness of the search ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- reasonable cause 1 : PROBABLE CAUSE in this entry; also : a fact or circumstance that justifies a reasonable suspicion -compare REASONABLE SUSPICION 2 : a reason that would motivate a person of ordinary intelligence 3 : something (as an event or the exercise of ordinary care or prudence) that excuses or justifies failure to file a tax return on time ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- suf=B7fi=B7cient cause sufficient cause b : PROBABLE CAUSE in this entry divorce embraced within the statutory cause of cruel and inhuman 4 in the civil law of Louisiana : the reason for making a contract -compare FRUSTRATION 2 NOTE: Under the Louisiana Civil Code, if a contract's cause is illicit or immoral, the contract is absolutely null. If the cause fails after the contract is made (as when a leased building cannot be occupied because of a fire), the contract may either be not enforced or only partially enforced.

Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, =A9 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Main Entry: cause Function: transitive verb Inflected Forms: caused; caus=B7ing injuries for which she sues -Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad

Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, =A9 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

cause

n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" 2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" syn: reason, grounds 3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" syn: campaign, crusade, drive, movement, effort 4: any enbreasty that causes events to happen syn: causal agent, causal agency 5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" syn: lawsuit, suit, case, causa v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" syn: do, make 2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" syn: induce, stimulate, have, get, make

Source: WordNet =AE 2.0, =A9 2003 Princeton University