Cause
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Cause
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Cause
In practice means an action or suit, also a ground of action. Also means the antecedent event which produces a result; a correlative term with consequence. Also, may denote the reasons or a set of facts which are used to define an act, as in the phrases cause of complaint; dismissal for cause.
Cause Alternative Definition
(Lat. causa). That which supplies the motive, or constitutes the reason, for any act. See "Probable Cause." In Civil Law. The consideration or motive for making a contract. Dig. 2. 14. 7; TouUier, Dr. Civ. liv. 3, tit. 3, c. 2, § 4. In Pleading. Reason; motive. In a replication de injuria, for example, the plaintiff alleges that the defendant of his own wrong and without the cause by him, etc., where the word "cause" comprehends all the facts alleged as an excuse or reason for doing the act. 1 Chit. PI. B85. In Practice. A suit or action; any question, civil or criminal, contested before a court of justice. Wood, Civ. Law, 301. It does not include a quo warranto proceeding (5 El. & Bl.), but includes a criminal prosecution (3 Q. B. 901).
Synonyms of Cause
(Lawsuit), noun
action
action in court
case
legal action
legal proceedings
litigation
proceedings
subject of dispute
suit
suit at law
trial
Associated Concepts: accrual of a cause of action
adversary cause
cause of action
cause pending
meritorious cause
trial of a cause
(Reason), noun
causa
causation
consideration
derivation
design
determinative
end
enticement
factor
foundation
generator
genesis
goal
ground
impulse
incitement
inducement
influence
instigation
intent
intention
mainspring
motivation
motive
object
objective
origin
prompting
purpose
rationale
root
source
spur
stimulant
stimulation
stimulus
temptation
underlying principle
Associated Concepts: accidental cause
adequate cause
cause and consequence
cause and effect
cause for removal
cause of death
cause of loss
cause of the injury
cause shown
challenge for cause
compelling cause
concurrent cause
contributing cause
controlling cause
dependent cause
direct cause
discharged for cause
dominant cause
due cause
effective cause
efficient cause
external cause
for cause
good cause
immediate cause
independent cause
initial cause
intervening cause
just cause
justifiable cause
legal cause
meritorious cause
nature of the cause
originating cause
primary cause
probable cause
proper cause
proximate cause
reasonablecause
related concepts
remote cause
removal for cause
resulting cause
show cause
sole cause
sufficient cause
superseding intervening cause
unforeseen cause
without cause
without just cause
proper cause
proximate cause
reasonablecause
related concepts
remote cause
removal for cause
resulting cause
show cause
sole cause
sufficient cause
superseding intervening cause
supervening cause
unforeseen cause
without cause
without just cause
Synonyms of Cause
verb
be responsible
be the author of
breed
bring
bring about
bring down
bring into existence
bring on
bring to pass
causa
compel
conduce to
contribute to
contrive
create
cultivate
develop
direct
effect
effectuate
elicit
engender
engineer
evoke
foment
generate
give occasion for
give origin to
give rise to
inaugurate
incite
induce
influence
initiate
inspire
institute
launch
lay the foundations
lead to
make
motivate
occasion
originate
precipitate
produce
prompt
provoke
sow the seeds of
start
stimulate
superinduce
Associated Concepts: causa causans
causa remota
causa sine qua nonforeign phrases: Causa et origo est materia negotii
The cause and its origin are the essence of a transaction
Causaproximo non remota spectatur
The direct and not the remote cause is regarded
Causa vagaetincerta non est causa rationabilis
A vague and uncertain cause is not a reasonable cause
Cessante causa
cessat effectus
The cause ceasing
the effect ceases
Effectus sequitur causam
The effect follows the cause
Eventus est qui ex causa sequitur; et dicitur eventus quia ex causis evenit
An event is that which follows from the cause
and is called an
Cause in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
1. English. (1) That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. Webster's Dictionary.
Note: This legal definition of Cause in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Translate Order to Show Cause from English to Spanish
Translation of Order to Show Cause , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Orden para presentar motivos justificantes and other legal terms is available here.
Orden para presentar motivos justificantes
Translate Pass For Cause from English to Spanish
Translation of Pass For Cause , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Diferir por motivo justificado and other legal terms is available here.
Diferir por motivo justificado
No hacer recusación por causa
Translate Reasonable Cause from English to Spanish
Translation of Reasonable Cause , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Motivo fundado and other legal terms is available here.
Motivo fundado
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Cause
(You may find cause at th e world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
c. 1200, "reason for action, grounds for action; motive," from Old French cause "cause, reason; lawsuit, case in law" (12c.), and directly from Latin causa "a cause; a reason; interest; judicial process, lawsuit," which is of unknown origin. In English, sense of "matter of concern; side taken in controversy" is from c. 1300; that of "the source of an effect" is early 14c.; meaning "reason for something taking place" is late 14c. Cause célèbre "celebrated legal case" is 1763, from French. Cause why? "for what reason?" is in Chaucer.
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See Also
CAUSAL MODELLING; CONVENTIONALISM; DEPENDENt VARIABLE; INDEPENDENt VARIABLE; INTERPRETATION; REALISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS.
Action; Arbitrary; Arrest; "But For" Rule; Criminal Procedure; Probable Cause; Search and Seizure; Tort Law; Warrant.Cause in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of cause.
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Law Enforcement Officer
Police Officer
Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
English Legal System: Cause
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Cause:
1. A court *action
2. See causatioMeaning of Cause in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Cause published by the National Association for Court Management: A lawsuit, litigation, or action. Any question, civil or criminal, litigated or contested before a court of justice.
Definition of Cause
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Cause: Those features or characteristics with might produce a particular effect (eg: features that might cause an individual to commit a crime). Causal analysis is a positivist approach to criminology. In order for something to be a cause it must meet three criteria: a) the cause must happen before the effect; b) there must be a correlation between the causal variable and the effect variable; c) All other possible reasons for the correlation must be entertained and discarded.
Cause: Resources
Notes and References
Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Cause. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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