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nounany entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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"cause a commotion" "cause an accident"verbgive rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
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nouna comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedytype of:
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verbcause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
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"they worked in the cause of world peace"nouna series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular endtype of:
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"he had no cause to complain"nouna justification for something existing or happeningtype of:
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"they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"nounevents that provide the generative force that is the origin of somethingtype of:
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have do get let make someone move bring person case somebody war reason power drive soul force lead killer decide agent suit nature danger create fate engine destiny shape effect movement effort producer campaign individual influence occasion grounds determine mortal origin breed encourage operator persuade venture factor reform inspire supernatural lawsuit provoke mold initiate proceedings pioneer stimulate crusade proceeding oblige occult motivate prompt regulate spawn facilitate induce justification compel catalyst incite moot candidacy feminism campaigning evoke inception solicit manipulator causal consumerism instigate obligate propel causation engender impel countersuit candidature origination antecedent causative actuate suborn mutagenesis causa electioneering etiology causal agency causal agent physical entity theurgy first cause cause of death vital principle life principle prime mover primum mobile deus ex machina set up call forth effectuate kick up legal proceeding class-action suit paternity suit civil suit class action bastardy proceeding criminal suit feminist movement ad campaign advertising campaign anti-war movement charm campaign ad blitz fund-raising campaign fund-raising drive fund-raising effort gay lib gay liberation movement lost cause political campaign women's lib women's liberation movement youth crusade youth movement aetiology