| 释义 |
proximate cause
noun
: a cause that directly or with no mediate agency produces an effect; specifically : a cause arising out of a wrongdoer's negligence or conduct deemed under the rules of law applicable to the case and under the extent of his duty sufficient to hold him liable for the particular harm in fact resulting therefrom as distinguished from a remote cause or any supervening or concurring cause for which he is not deemed chargeable under those rules |