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causation
causation
noun
Definition of CAUSATION
someone or something responsible for a result <presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime>
Related Words consideration, determinant, factor; alpha and omega, be-all and end-all; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, spring
Near Antonyms ramification; denouement (also dénouement), repercussion; conclusion, end; by-product, side effect (also side reaction)
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