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• 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

• initial — initial, iale, iaux [ inisjal, jo ] adj. et n. f. • 1130, rare av. fin XVIIe; lat. initialis, de initium « commencement » 1 ♦ Qui est au commencement, qui caractérise le commencement (de qqch.). État initial. ⇒ originel, primitif. Cause initiale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• initial — adj Initial, original, primordial can all mean existing at or constituting the beginning or start of a thing, espe cially of a thing that gradually assumes shape or form or that manifests itself in many ways. Nevertheless, in spite of this… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• initial appearance — ini·tial appearance /i ni shəl / n: the first appearance of a criminal defendant before a judge or usu. a magistrate – called also arraignment on the warrant, initial presentment; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Initial states of Thailand — Before the southward migration of the Tai people from Yunnan in the 10th century, the Indochinese peninsula had been a home to various indigenous animistic communities as far back as 500,000 years ago. The recent discovery of Homo erectus fossils …   Wikipedia

• Cause of action — Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction Removal jurisdiction Venue Change of venue …   Wikipedia

• initial — 1. adjective a) Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods b) Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in …   Wiktionary

• initial — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (usually initials) VERB + INITIAL ▪ have ▪ The two authors have the same initials. ▪ be known by, become known by ▪ She s always been known by her initials …   Collocations dictionary

• Initial events of the Rwandan Genocide — The assassination of presidents Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira in the evening of April 6, 1994 was the proximate trigger for the Rwandan Genocide, which resulted in the murder of approximately 800,000 Tutsi and a smaller number of… …   Wikipedia

• superseding cause — see cause 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. superseding cause n …   Law dictionary