intervening cause
intervening cause · intervening causes
A foreseeable event that occurs after a tortfeasor's initial act of negligence and…A foreseeable event that occurs after a tortfeasor's initial act of negligence and causes injury to a victim, generally not absolving the tortfeasor of liability for injury.
Meaning
1 sensesA foreseeable event that occurs after a tortfeasor's initial act of negligence and causes injury to a victim, generally not absolving the tortfeasor of liability for injury.
Forms
plural: intervening causes| Singular | intervening cause |
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