Gail Marie
proximate cause. (17c) 1. A cause that is legally sufficient to result in liability; an act or omission that is considered in law to result in a consequence, so that liability can be imposed on the actor. [Cases: Negligence (=>375.] 2. A cause that directly produces an event and without which the event would not have occurred.
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