causation
1causation — cau·sa·tion /kȯ zā shən/ n 1 a: the act or process of causing proof of objective causation of injury by the perpetrator Alan Freeman b: the act or agency that produces an effect evidence was presented on doctor s malpractice...for...proof of… …
2Causation — may refer to:* Causality, in philosophy, a relationship that describes and analyses cause and effect * Causality (physics) * Proximate causation * Causation (law), a key component to establish liability in both criminal and civil law * Causation… …
3Causation — Cau*sa tion, n. The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced. [1913 Webster] The kind of causation by which vision is produced. Whewell. [1913 Webster] {Law of universal causation}, the theoretical or asserted law… …
4causation — ● causation nom féminin Vieux. Action de causer quelque chose, d être la cause d un fait. causation [kozɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1829, Victor Cousin; de 1. causer. ❖ ♦ Didact. (philos.). Rapport entre cause et effet; pouvoir d agir en tant que cause …
5Causation — (v. lat.), 1) Vorwand, Entschuldigung; 2) Veranlassung; daher Causator, Veranlasser, Urheber; Causatīv, 1) ursächlich, veranlassend; 2) (Causativus casus), io p. w. Accusativus. Ein Causativum ist ein abgeleitetes Verbum, welches die Veranlassung …
6causation — (n.) 1640s, from L. causationem excuse, pretext, in M.L. action of causing, from causa (see CAUSE (Cf. cause)) …
7causation — ► NOUN 1) the action of causing. 2) the relationship between cause and effect …
8causation — [kô zā′shən] n. 1. the act of causing 2. a causal agency; anything producing an effect 3. causality …
9causation — One of the central problem areas of metaphysics. Causation is the relation between two events that holds when, given that one occurs, it produces, or brings forth, or determines, or necessitates the second; equally we say that once the first has… …
10causation — [[t]kɔːze͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it. [FORMAL] Therefore it is clear that the gene is only part of the causation of illness. Syn: cause 2) N UNCOUNT Causation is… …
