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Noun
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- the family brought suit against the landlord
- any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- he supported populist campaigns
- they worked in the cause of world peace
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
- the movement to end slavery
- contributed to the war effort
- a justification for something existing or happening
- he had no cause to complain
- they had good reason to rejoice
- events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- they are trying to determine the cause of the crash
Verb
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
- My children finally got me to buy a computer
- My wife made me buy a new sofa
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally