noun
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

- the act of causing
- a causal agency; anything producing an effect
- causality
causation

noun
- The act or process of causing.
- A cause.
- Causality.
causation

Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural causations)
- The act of causing.
- The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
Origin
From cause + -ation
causation - Legal Definition
