proximate cause
noun
: a cause that directly or with no intervening agency produces an effect
whether the negligence was the proximate cause of the pneumonia—
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“Proximate cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/proximate%20cause. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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