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adj
Pertaining to a test of causation whereby an agent or action is considered to have caused an event (and therefore to be responsible and/or liable for said event) if, had said agent or action not existed, the event would not have taken place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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prep
Except, except for; save for; not counting; were it not for; had it not been for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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prep
despite; in spite of
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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Across languages
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