causa

causa definition - legal

n

Latin

Case, cause. See also cause.
causa mortis

Latin

Latin. Because of death. Something done or made by a person in anticipation of his own imminent death. See also gift.
causa proxima

Latin

Latin. The nearest cause. See also cause.
causa sine qua non

Latin

Latin. A cause without which not. Same as but-for cause. See cause.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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