Direct and proximate cause

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001621",
  "term": "Direct and proximate cause",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal principle in tort law requiring that an injury be a foreseeable and immediate result of a defendant's actions for liability to attach. The direct cause is the immediate factor leading to the harm, while the proximate cause establishes a sufficiently close connection between the act and the injury. This concept limits a defendant's responsibility to harms that are not too remote or attenuated from their conduct.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/direct-and-proximate-cause/"
}