causation
/kɔːˈzeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action of causing something引起, 造成：
the postulated role of nitrate in the causation of cancer.
认定的硝酸盐的致癌作用。
1.1
- the relationship between cause and effect; causality因果关系; 因果律, 因果性。
短语
chain of causation
- Law a linked series of events leading from cause to effect, typically in the assessment of liability for damages【律】因果链（尤指对损失进行责任评估时的系列因果联系事件）。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin causatio（n-） 'pretext' （in medieval Latin 'the action of causing'）， from causare 'to cause'.