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In the [[law]], a '''proximate cause'' is an event sufficiently related to a legally recongizable injury to be held the cause of that injury. There are two elements needed to determine proximate cause: the activity must produce a <em>foreseeable risk</em>, and the injury must be <em>caused directly</em> by the defendent's negligence. |
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For the notion of proximate cause in [[philosophy]], see [[proximate causation]]. |
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Revision as of 16:02, 19 December 2001
In the law, a 'proximate cause is an event sufficiently related to a legally recongizable injury to be held the cause of that injury. There are two elements needed to determine proximate cause: the activity must produce a foreseeable risk, and the injury must be caused directly by the defendent's negligence.
For the notion of proximate cause in philosophy, see proximate causation.