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cau⋅sa⋅tion

  [kaw-zey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the action of causing or producing.
2. the relation of cause to effect; causality.
3. anything that produces an effect; cause.
Origin:
1640–50; < ML causātiōn- (s. of causātiō), equiv. to causāt(us) (ptp. of causāre to cause) (L caus(a) cause + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
cau⋅sa⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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cau·sa·tion   (kô-zā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of causing.

  2. A cause.

  3. Causality.

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Main Entry: cau·sa·tion
Pronunciation: ko-'zA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of causing causation of injury by the perpetrator —Alan Freeman> b : the act or agency that produces an effect causation —National Law Journal> causation would shift to all the defendants —Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, 607 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 924 (1980)>
2 : the relation between cause and effect esp. as an element to be proven in a tort or criminal case causation between the acts and the results —W. Railroad LaFave and A. W. Scott, Junior> —see also CHAIN OF CAUSATION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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