law of causation (causality)

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• causation — cau·sa·tion /kȯ zā shən/ n 1 a: the act or process of causing proof of objective causation of injury by the perpetrator Alan Freeman b: the act or agency that produces an effect evidence was presented on doctor s malpractice...for...proof of… …   Law dictionary

• law of causation — or law of causality : a principle in philosophy: every change in nature is produced by some cause …   Useful english dictionary

• causality — cau·sal·i·ty /kȯ za lə tē/ n pl ties: the relationship between cause and effect Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. causality …   Law dictionary

• law of causality — see law of causation …   Useful english dictionary

• Causality — (but not causation) denotes a necessary relationship between one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the direct consequence (result) of the first. [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Causality x=35 y=25 Random… …   Wikipedia

• Causality (physics) — Causality [Green, Celia (2003). The Lost Cause: Causation and the Mind Body Problem . Oxford: Oxford Forum. ISBN 0 9536772 1 4. Includes three chapters on causality at the microlevel in physics.] [Bunge, Mario (1959). Causality: the place of the… …   Wikipedia

• Causation — may refer to:* Causality, in philosophy, a relationship that describes and analyses cause and effect * Causality (physics) * Proximate causation * Causation (law), a key component to establish liability in both criminal and civil law * Causation… …   Wikipedia

• principle of causality — law of causation …   Useful english dictionary

• Correlation does not imply causation — (related to ignoring a common cause and questionable cause) is a phrase used in science and statistics to emphasize that correlation between two variables does not automatically imply that one causes the other (though correlation is necessary for …   Wikipedia

• Proximate and ultimate causation — For the notion of proximate cause in law, see proximate cause. In philosophy a proximate cause is an event which is closest to, or immediately responsible for causing, some observed result. This exists in contrast to a higher level ultimate cause …   Wikipedia

• derivation — I noun ancestor, ancestry, antecedent, author, authority, base, basis, begetter, beginning, birth, birthplace, causality, causation, cause, commencement, creator, descent, determinant, extraction, family, first cause, first occasion, foundation,… …   Law dictionary