Chain of causation

Definition
: the causal connection between an original cause and its subsequent effects esp. as a basis for criminal or civil liability <intervening acts of third parties will not break the chain of causation ­Brownell v. Figel, 950 F.2d 1285 (1991)>
see also nexus



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