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- Cause Cause, v. i. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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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
cause — [ koz ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. causa « cause » et « procès » → chose I ♦ Ce qui produit un effet (considéré par rapport à cet effet). 1 ♦ (1170) Ce par quoi un événement, une action humaine arrive, se fait. ⇒ origine; motif, objet, raison, 3. sujet.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Cause — (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its power into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
causé — causé, ée (kô zé, zée) part. passé. 1° Produit par une cause. • Toutes choses étant causées ou causantes, PASC. dans COUSIN. 2° Occasionné. Un incendie causé par un accident. 3° Motivé. • M. de Bouillon voulait une absence, et une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Cause — Cause, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Causing}.] [F. causer, fr. cause, fr. L. causa. See {Cause}, n., and cf. {Acouse}.] To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cause — Cause, conj. Abbreviation of {Because}. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cause — cause, immanent … Philosophy dictionary
cause to — index constrain (compel) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cause to be — index compose, fabricate (construct), generate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
