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1 cause
ko:z 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) årsak2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) grunn3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) sak2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) forårsake, få til å, bringe til, påføreforårsake--------grunn--------kampanje--------årsakIsubst. \/kɔːz\/1) årsak, grunn, foranledning2) sak3) ( jus) sak, rettsspørsmålbe the original cause of gi støtet tilcause and effect årsak og virkningcause of action ( jus) søksmålsgrunnlag, saksgrunnlagcause of death ( jus) dødsårsakefficient cause bevirkende årsak, grunnenlist in a cause arbeide ivrig for en sak, engasjere seg i en sakenlist somebody in a cause vinne noen for en (god) sakfight a just cause kjempe for en rettferdig sakjust cause ( jus) skjellig grunn, rimelig grunnmake common cause with gjøre felles sak med• they used to be adversaries but now they made common cause with each otherfør var de motstandere, men nå gjorde de felles sakplead a cause føre en sak, prosedereplead somebody's cause ( også jus) snakke for noen, tale noens saksmall cause for something liten grunn til noeshow cause ( jus) anføre skjellig grunnwithout cause uten foranledning, umotivert, ubegrunnetIIverb \/kɔːz\/1) forårsake, foranledige, være årsak til, fremkalle, volde, medføre, føre til, skape, bevirke, bringe, avstedkomme2) tilføre, påføre3) få til åcause something to be done sørge for at noe blir gjortcause trouble to somebody skape vanskeligheter for noen -
2 efficient
i'fiʃənt1) ((of a person) capable; skilful: a very efficient secretary.) dyktig, effektiv, habil2) ((of an action, tool etc) producing (quick and) satisfactory results: The new lawn mower is much more efficient than the old one.) virksom, effektiv, tilfredsstillende•- efficiencyeffektivadj. \/ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt\/1) (om system, maskin) effektiv, virkningsfull2) ( om person) effektiv, dyktig3) økonomisk, regningssvarendeefficient cause ( medisin) virkende årsak
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Efficient cause — Cause 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
efficient cause — That which actually precipitates an accident or injury. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. efficient cause That which actually precipitates an accident or injury … Law dictionary
efficient cause — The working cause; that cause which produces effects or results. An intervening cause, which produces results which would not have come to pass except for its interposition, and for which, therefore, the person who set in motion the original… … Black's law dictionary
efficient cause — The working cause; that cause which produces effects or results. An intervening cause, which produces results which would not have come to pass except for its interposition, and for which, therefore, the person who set in motion the original… … Black's law dictionary
efficient cause — noun : the immediate agent in the production of an effect I have a free morning, and this is the efficient cause of the chance for talk with you H.J.Laski … Useful english dictionary
efficient cause — The primary responsible cause of a legal liability, even though, being first of a chain of events leading to the infliction of injury, it is most remote in point of time of any event preceding the injury and connected therewith. Stacy v Williams … Ballentine's law dictionary
efficient cause — Aristotelianism. See under cause (def. 8b). * * * … Universalium
efficient cause — See causes … Philosophy dictionary
efficient cause — noun Philosophy an agent that brings a thing into being or initiates a change … English new terms dictionary
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 — 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
