intervening cause

collocation in English

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intervening
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌɪn.təˈviː.nɪŋ/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviː.nɪŋ/
happening between two times or between other events ...
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cause
noun
uk
/kɔːz/us
/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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(Definition ofinterveningandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is true, but such symmetries are only implied in the absence of anyinterveningcause, that is to say in causally isolated systems. 13.
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A supersedinginterveningcausehappens shortly after the injury.
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A "superseding cause" is an "unforeseeable"interveningcause.
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Aninterveningcausewill generally absolve the tortfeasor of liability for the victim's injury "only if" the event is deemed a "superseding cause".
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The defense may argue that there was a prior cause or a supersedinginterveningcause.
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The victim's pre-existing physical susceptibilities are, by logical definition, never aninterveningcause.
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My knowledge of the law, however, tells me nothing concerning the likelihood of whether there are any intervening causes.
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In order for theinterveningcauseto be deemed "superseding" and relieve the tortfeasor of liability, both the act/event "and" the injury must be "unforeseeable".
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Natural consequences are, therefore, the consequences an act would have, if there were no intervening causes.
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The main thrust of direct causation is that there are no intervening causes between an act and the resulting harm.
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