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Term: CASUS
Definition: Casus means a chance event that happens without anyone causing it. It can also refer to a situation that the people who made a law thought about when they wrote the law. This is different from casus omissus, which means a situation that the law doesn't cover.
Definition: Casus (kay-suhss) is a Latin term that has two meanings:
Examples:
These examples illustrate the two meanings of casus. In the first example, the event was an accident that happened without any human intervention or fault, which is the first meaning of casus. In the second example, lawmakers considered the situation of people smoking in public places when they created the law, which is the second meaning of casus.