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Sine qua non

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004560

An indispensable condition or action without which a specific result or event would not have occurred. In tort law, this concept is the foundation of the 'but-for' test for factual causation, which asks if the injury would have happened but for the defendant's act. Establishing this type of causation is a necessary first step before considering the issue of proximate cause.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004560
FieldLaw
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