Definition of causation in English:

causation

noun kɔːˈzeɪʃ(ə)nkɔˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action of causing something.
the postulated role of nitrate in the causation of cancer
Example sentencesExamples
- A jury could reasonably decide that causation had been established, given the evidence.
- We searched Medline using strategies for studies of causation and aetiology described by McKibbon.
- Moreover, in simple causation the second event does not occur unless the first event has occurred.
- But if you put it on that basis, your causation has not necessarily been determined.
- As the molecular mechanisms of diseases and their causations are increasingly understood, so classifications are increasingly becoming blurred and overlapping, and many diseases are now recognized as being multi-causal.
- The criteria for determining causation of serious events were not stated.
- It does not depend on proof of causation of actionable loss.
- Since this was a correlational study, no causations can be assumed regarding self-esteem.
- But counter-stories and challenges to the causations of such oblivion find little or no public space.
- Yet, by the end of the semester, this was the book that most illuminated their understandings of the complex causations behind forest change.
- The mere presence of viral particles does not establish causation of autism: it may be an incidental finding.
- The general principle is that causation is established if the result would not have occurred but for D's conduct.
- To my mind, the first issue which the judge had to determine was an issue of causation - did the breach of duty cause the damage alleged.
- It inhibits a phosphorylating enzyme that's crucial in the causation of that particular cancer.
- Where we say the trial judge eventually failed is that he did not make a determination as to causation in this case.
- A breach of duty was conceded but causation of the injury was not accepted.
- Take a standard case of mental causation: your headache causes you to go to the cupboard to get an aspirin.
- Rather, liability for injuries has been extended beyond any reasonable definition of causation.
- In conclusion, this study has shown smoking as the principle risk factor in the causation of lung cancer among men.
- The present study confirmed the harmfulness of bidis in the causation of lung cancer.
Synonyms
creation, causing, making, engendering, spawning, production, initiation, origination, inception, occasioning, prompting, kindling, triggering, inspiration
1. 1.1 The relationship between cause and effect; causality.
  a strong association is not a proof of causation
  Example sentencesExamples
  The intuition that causation is an intrinsic relation does not apply in this case.
  That involves proof of causation, which is discussed further below.
  It seems that people on the right and left are quick to confuse correlation with causation.
  As my psychology students realize, correlation does not equal causation.
  Of course, one alternative possibility might be to deny that causation is an extensional relation.
  Another version of the first kind of strategy is to clarify the notion of causation involved in the argument.
  The link between correlation and causation seems to be the bone of contention.
  Probabilistic theories of causation can be used to answer both types of question.
  If you apply the statistics, you will find correlation, even if there is no causation.
  As often is the case, a problem covering omission will also involve a consideration of causation.
  There is one other matter which I must mention in relation to causation.
  Some authorities reverse the ordinary burden or proof with respect to causation.
  He demanded that an adequate explanation of a correlation or process should specify all four aspects of causation.
  Such conspiracy thinking is actually a misdirected partial understanding of social causation.
  The question of connection occupies the bulk of the vast literature on causation.
  Time travel, entailing as it does backward causation, does not involve changing the past.
  The notion of causation, as a legal matter, involves two types of inquiry.
  The courts do not appear to have grappled with the principles of causation specifically in relation to omissions.
  We are a social order built on the notion of underlying causation and necessary explanations.
  As was implicit in our opening reflections on causation, that conception includes causal circumstances.

Phrases

chain of causation

A linked series of events leading from cause to effect, typically in the assessment of liability for damages.
in order to break the chain of causation the third party act must be independent of the breach of duty
Example sentencesExamples
- However, it will probably be rare for a patient's refusal to consent to care to constitute an intervening event breaking the chain of causation.
- Unfortunately it did not enlarge on the circumstances in which self-injection would not have the effect of breaking the chain of causation.
- Here the issue is whether the subsequent events should be regarded as severing the causal link - the chain of causation - between the conduct and the damage.
- Nor, in my judgment, can it be seriously argued that the negligence of the Respondents breaks the chain of causation.
- The court did not, however, rule that the investigation into the means by which the deceased came by his death should be limited to the last link in the chain of causation.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin causatio(n-) 'pretext' (in medieval Latin 'the action of causing'), from causare 'to cause'.

Definition of causation in US English:

causation

nounkôˈzāSH(ə)nkɔˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

1The action of causing something.
investigating the role of nitrate in the causation of cancer
Example sentencesExamples
- Since this was a correlational study, no causations can be assumed regarding self-esteem.
- The mere presence of viral particles does not establish causation of autism: it may be an incidental finding.
- We searched Medline using strategies for studies of causation and aetiology described by McKibbon.
- As the molecular mechanisms of diseases and their causations are increasingly understood, so classifications are increasingly becoming blurred and overlapping, and many diseases are now recognized as being multi-causal.
- Take a standard case of mental causation: your headache causes you to go to the cupboard to get an aspirin.
- It inhibits a phosphorylating enzyme that's crucial in the causation of that particular cancer.
- A breach of duty was conceded but causation of the injury was not accepted.
- A jury could reasonably decide that causation had been established, given the evidence.
- But if you put it on that basis, your causation has not necessarily been determined.
- Where we say the trial judge eventually failed is that he did not make a determination as to causation in this case.
- Yet, by the end of the semester, this was the book that most illuminated their understandings of the complex causations behind forest change.
- But counter-stories and challenges to the causations of such oblivion find little or no public space.
- Moreover, in simple causation the second event does not occur unless the first event has occurred.
- The present study confirmed the harmfulness of bidis in the causation of lung cancer.
- The criteria for determining causation of serious events were not stated.
- Rather, liability for injuries has been extended beyond any reasonable definition of causation.
- In conclusion, this study has shown smoking as the principle risk factor in the causation of lung cancer among men.
- It does not depend on proof of causation of actionable loss.
- The general principle is that causation is established if the result would not have occurred but for D's conduct.
- To my mind, the first issue which the judge had to determine was an issue of causation - did the breach of duty cause the damage alleged.
Synonyms
creation, causing, making, engendering, spawning, production, initiation, origination, inception, occasioning, prompting, kindling, triggering, inspiration
1. 1.1 The relationship between cause and effect; causality.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some authorities reverse the ordinary burden or proof with respect to causation.
  Such conspiracy thinking is actually a misdirected partial understanding of social causation.
  Probabilistic theories of causation can be used to answer both types of question.
  That involves proof of causation, which is discussed further below.
  As my psychology students realize, correlation does not equal causation.
  It seems that people on the right and left are quick to confuse correlation with causation.
  There is one other matter which I must mention in relation to causation.
  Another version of the first kind of strategy is to clarify the notion of causation involved in the argument.
  If you apply the statistics, you will find correlation, even if there is no causation.
  The courts do not appear to have grappled with the principles of causation specifically in relation to omissions.
  Time travel, entailing as it does backward causation, does not involve changing the past.
  As often is the case, a problem covering omission will also involve a consideration of causation.
  We are a social order built on the notion of underlying causation and necessary explanations.
  The question of connection occupies the bulk of the vast literature on causation.
  As was implicit in our opening reflections on causation, that conception includes causal circumstances.
  Of course, one alternative possibility might be to deny that causation is an extensional relation.
  The intuition that causation is an intrinsic relation does not apply in this case.
  The notion of causation, as a legal matter, involves two types of inquiry.
  He demanded that an adequate explanation of a correlation or process should specify all four aspects of causation.
  The link between correlation and causation seems to be the bone of contention.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin causatio(n-) ‘pretext’ (in medieval Latin ‘the action of causing’), from causare ‘to cause’.

单词	causation
释义	Definition of causation in English: causation noun kɔːˈzeɪʃ(ə)nkɔˈzeɪʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action of causing something. the postulated role of nitrate in the causation of cancer Example sentencesExamples A jury could reasonably decide that causation had been established, given the evidence. We searched Medline using strategies for studies of causation and aetiology described by McKibbon. Moreover, in simple causation the second event does not occur unless the first event has occurred. But if you put it on that basis, your causation has not necessarily been determined. As the molecular mechanisms of diseases and their causations are increasingly understood, so classifications are increasingly becoming blurred and overlapping, and many diseases are now recognized as being multi-causal. The criteria for determining causation of serious events were not stated. It does not depend on proof of causation of actionable loss. Since this was a correlational study, no causations can be assumed regarding self-esteem. But counter-stories and challenges to the causations of such oblivion find little or no public space. Yet, by the end of the semester, this was the book that most illuminated their understandings of the complex causations behind forest change. The mere presence of viral particles does not establish causation of autism: it may be an incidental finding. The general principle is that causation is established if the result would not have occurred but for D's conduct. To my mind, the first issue which the judge had to determine was an issue of causation - did the breach of duty cause the damage alleged. It inhibits a phosphorylating enzyme that's crucial in the causation of that particular cancer. Where we say the trial judge eventually failed is that he did not make a determination as to causation in this case. A breach of duty was conceded but causation of the injury was not accepted. Take a standard case of mental causation: your headache causes you to go to the cupboard to get an aspirin. Rather, liability for injuries has been extended beyond any reasonable definition of causation. In conclusion, this study has shown smoking as the principle risk factor in the causation of lung cancer among men. The present study confirmed the harmfulness of bidis in the causation of lung cancer. Synonyms creation, causing, making, engendering, spawning, production, initiation, origination, inception, occasioning, prompting, kindling, triggering, inspiration 1.1 The relationship between cause and effect; causality. a strong association is not a proof of causation Example sentencesExamples The intuition that causation is an intrinsic relation does not apply in this case. That involves proof of causation, which is discussed further below. It seems that people on the right and left are quick to confuse correlation with causation. As my psychology students realize, correlation does not equal causation. Of course, one alternative possibility might be to deny that causation is an extensional relation. Another version of the first kind of strategy is to clarify the notion of causation involved in the argument. The link between correlation and causation seems to be the bone of contention. Probabilistic theories of causation can be used to answer both types of question. If you apply the statistics, you will find correlation, even if there is no causation. As often is the case, a problem covering omission will also involve a consideration of causation. There is one other matter which I must mention in relation to causation. Some authorities reverse the ordinary burden or proof with respect to causation. He demanded that an adequate explanation of a correlation or process should specify all four aspects of causation. Such conspiracy thinking is actually a misdirected partial understanding of social causation. The question of connection occupies the bulk of the vast literature on causation. Time travel, entailing as it does backward causation, does not involve changing the past. The notion of causation, as a legal matter, involves two types of inquiry. The courts do not appear to have grappled with the principles of causation specifically in relation to omissions. We are a social order built on the notion of underlying causation and necessary explanations. As was implicit in our opening reflections on causation, that conception includes causal circumstances. Phrases chain of causation A linked series of events leading from cause to effect, typically in the assessment of liability for damages. in order to break the chain of causation the third party act must be independent of the breach of duty Example sentencesExamples However, it will probably be rare for a patient's refusal to consent to care to constitute an intervening event breaking the chain of causation. Unfortunately it did not enlarge on the circumstances in which self-injection would not have the effect of breaking the chain of causation. Here the issue is whether the subsequent events should be regarded as severing the causal link - the chain of causation - between the conduct and the damage. Nor, in my judgment, can it be seriously argued that the negligence of the Respondents breaks the chain of causation. The court did not, however, rule that the investigation into the means by which the deceased came by his death should be limited to the last link in the chain of causation. Origin Late 15th century: from Latin causatio(n-) 'pretext' (in medieval Latin 'the action of causing'), from causare 'to cause'. noun.1 phr. Definition of causation in US English: causation nounkôˈzāSH(ə)nkɔˈzeɪʃ(ə)n 1The action of causing something. investigating the role of nitrate in the causation of cancer Example sentencesExamples Since this was a correlational study, no causations can be assumed regarding self-esteem. The mere presence of viral particles does not establish causation of autism: it may be an incidental finding. We searched Medline using strategies for studies of causation and aetiology described by McKibbon. As the molecular mechanisms of diseases and their causations are increasingly understood, so classifications are increasingly becoming blurred and overlapping, and many diseases are now recognized as being multi-causal. Take a standard case of mental causation: your headache causes you to go to the cupboard to get an aspirin. It inhibits a phosphorylating enzyme that's crucial in the causation of that particular cancer. A breach of duty was conceded but causation of the injury was not accepted. A jury could reasonably decide that causation had been established, given the evidence. But if you put it on that basis, your causation has not necessarily been determined. Where we say the trial judge eventually failed is that he did not make a determination as to causation in this case. Yet, by the end of the semester, this was the book that most illuminated their understandings of the complex causations behind forest change. But counter-stories and challenges to the causations of such oblivion find little or no public space. Moreover, in simple causation the second event does not occur unless the first event has occurred. The present study confirmed the harmfulness of bidis in the causation of lung cancer. The criteria for determining causation of serious events were not stated. Rather, liability for injuries has been extended beyond any reasonable definition of causation. In conclusion, this study has shown smoking as the principle risk factor in the causation of lung cancer among men. It does not depend on proof of causation of actionable loss. The general principle is that causation is established if the result would not have occurred but for D's conduct. To my mind, the first issue which the judge had to determine was an issue of causation - did the breach of duty cause the damage alleged. Synonyms creation, causing, making, engendering, spawning, production, initiation, origination, inception, occasioning, prompting, kindling, triggering, inspiration 1.1 The relationship between cause and effect; causality. Example sentencesExamples Some authorities reverse the ordinary burden or proof with respect to causation. Such conspiracy thinking is actually a misdirected partial understanding of social causation. Probabilistic theories of causation can be used to answer both types of question. That involves proof of causation, which is discussed further below. As my psychology students realize, correlation does not equal causation. It seems that people on the right and left are quick to confuse correlation with causation. There is one other matter which I must mention in relation to causation. Another version of the first kind of strategy is to clarify the notion of causation involved in the argument. If you apply the statistics, you will find correlation, even if there is no causation. The courts do not appear to have grappled with the principles of causation specifically in relation to omissions. Time travel, entailing as it does backward causation, does not involve changing the past. As often is the case, a problem covering omission will also involve a consideration of causation. We are a social order built on the notion of underlying causation and necessary explanations. The question of connection occupies the bulk of the vast literature on causation. As was implicit in our opening reflections on causation, that conception includes causal circumstances. Of course, one alternative possibility might be to deny that causation is an extensional relation. The intuition that causation is an intrinsic relation does not apply in this case. The notion of causation, as a legal matter, involves two types of inquiry. He demanded that an adequate explanation of a correlation or process should specify all four aspects of causation. The link between correlation and causation seems to be the bone of contention. Origin Late 15th century: from Latin causatio(n-) ‘pretext’ (in medieval Latin ‘the action of causing’), from causare ‘to cause’.
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