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supervening cause

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A quick definition of supervening cause:

Supervening cause: This term means the same thing as "intervening cause." It refers to something that happens after an event that can change the outcome. For example, if someone gets hit by a car and is taken to the hospital, but then they get an infection while they are there, the infection is a supervening cause because it changes the person's health and recovery.

A more thorough explanation:

A supervening cause is an event that occurs after an initial event and contributes to the outcome of that event. It is also known as an intervening cause.

For example, if a person is driving a car and suddenly has a heart attack, causing them to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a tree, the heart attack would be considered a supervening cause. The initial event was the person driving the car, but the heart attack was an intervening event that led to the crash.

Another example could be a person slipping on a wet floor and breaking their arm. If it is later discovered that the floor was wet because someone spilled water and did not clean it up, the spill would be considered a supervening cause. The initial event was the person slipping, but the spill was an intervening event that contributed to the injury.

These examples illustrate how a supervening cause can change the outcome of an initial event. It is important to consider all factors that contribute to an event when determining liability or responsibility.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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