causation

causation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of causing something
    引起,造成
    the postulated role of nitrate in the causation of cancer.
    假设的硝酸盐的致癌作用。
    ■the relationship between cause and effect; causality
    因果关系;因果律,因果性
常用词组
chain of causation
  1. (Law)a linked series of events leading from cause to effect, typically in the assessment of liability for damages
    (律)因果链(尤指对损失进行责任评估时的系列因果联系事件)
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Latin causatio(n-) 'pretext' (in medieval Latin 'the action of causing'), from causare 'to cause'
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