causation
/kɔːˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
1The action of causing something: the postulated role of nitrate in the causation of cancer...
- But if you put it on that basis, your causation has not necessarily been determined.
- Rather, liability for injuries has been extended beyond any reasonable definition of causation.
- A jury could reasonably decide that causation had been established, given the evidence.
1.1The relationship between cause and effect; causality: a strong association is not a proof of causation...
- That involves proof of causation, which is discussed further below.
- The intuition that causation is an intrinsic relation does not apply in this case.
- The courts do not appear to have grappled with the principles of causation specifically in relation to omissions.
Phrases
chain of causation
Origin
Late 15th century: from Latin causatio(n-) 'pretext' (in medieval Latin 'the action of causing'), from causare 'to cause'.