legal cause

Definition of "legal cause"
  1. A factor without which a certain event wouldn't have happened
How to use "legal cause" in a sentence
  1. In the car accident, the driver's negligence was the legal cause of the passenger's injuries.
  2. The court decided that the builder's faulty construction was the legal cause of the house collapse.
  3. Her refusal to follow safety protocols was the legal cause of the factory fire.
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