Causation

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Causation may refer to:

Philosophy[edit]

  • Causality, a relationship that describes and analyses cause and effect

Physics[edit]

Law[edit]

  • Causation (law), a key component to establish liability in both criminal and civil law
  • Proximate cause, the basis of liability in negligence in the United States
  • Causation, in English law, defines the requirement for liability in negligence

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Sociology[edit]

  • Causation (sociology), the belief that events or actions can directly produce change in another variable in a predictable and observable manner

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