cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… … Law dictionary
cause — [ koz ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. causa « cause » et « procès » → chose I ♦ Ce qui produit un effet (considéré par rapport à cet effet). 1 ♦ (1170) Ce par quoi un événement, une action humaine arrive, se fait. ⇒ origine; motif, objet, raison, 3. sujet.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
cause — CAUSE. s. f. Principe, ce qui fait qu une chose est. Dieu est la première de toutes les causes, la cause des causes, la souveraine cause, la cause universelle. On appelle Dieu, absolument et par excellence, Cause première, comme on appelle les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Cause — (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its power into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
causé — causé, ée (kô zé, zée) part. passé. 1° Produit par une cause. • Toutes choses étant causées ou causantes, PASC. dans COUSIN. 2° Occasionné. Un incendie causé par un accident. 3° Motivé. • M. de Bouillon voulait une absence, et une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Cause — Cause, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Causing}.] [F. causer, fr. cause, fr. L. causa. See {Cause}, n., and cf. {Acouse}.] To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cause — Cause, v. i. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cause — Cause, conj. Abbreviation of {Because}. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
'cause — [ kʌz ] conjunction INFORMAL a way of writing because that shows how it sounds in informal speech: We re really good friends, cause we ve known one another for years … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cause — cause, immanent … Philosophy dictionary
