1. The definition of causation means making something occur, or being the underlying reason why something happened.

   When a car is speeding and it leads to an accident, speeding is an example of causation.

causation

causation

noun

1. The act or process of causing.
2. A cause.
3. Causality.

causation

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural causations)

1. The act of causing.
2. The act or agency by which an effect is produced.

Origin

From cause +‎ -ation

causation - Legal Definition

n

The act of causing or producing an effect or a result. See also chain of causation, causality, and cause.