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n

1 a person, thing, event, state, or action that produces an effect

2 grounds for action; motive; justification
she had good cause to shout like that

3 the ideals, etc., of a group or movement
the Communist cause

4 the welfare or interests of a person or group in a dispute
they fought for the miners' cause

5 a matter of widespread concern or importance
the cause of public health

a a ground for legal action; matter giving rise to a lawsuit

b the lawsuit itself

7 (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any of four requirements for a thing's coming to be, namely material (material cause), its nature (formal cause), an agent (efficient cause), and a purpose (final cause)

8 ♦ make common cause with to join with (a person, group, etc.) for a common objective
vb

9    tr   to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
     (C13: from Latin causa cause, reason, motive)
♦   causable      adj
♦   causability      n
♦   causeless      adj
♦   causer      n

cause célèbre     (French)
      n   pl   , causes célèbres     (French)   a famous lawsuit, trial, or controversy
     (C19: from French: famous case)

cause list
n (Brit) a list of cases awaiting trial

efficient cause
      n     (Philosophy)   that which produces an effect by a causal process
   Compare     →   final cause

See also     →   cause     →   7

final cause
      n     (Philosophy)   the end or purpose of a thing or process, as opposed to its efficient cause
   See     →   cause     →   7

first cause
n

1 a source or cause of something

2 often caps (esp. in philosophy) God considered as the uncaused creator of all beings apart from himself

lost cause
n a cause with no chance of success

probable cause
n (Law) reasonable grounds for holding a belief, esp. such as will justify bringing legal proceedings against a person or will constitute a defence to a charge of malicious prosecution

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