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Substantial factor test

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004744

A legal standard used in tort law to determine causation, particularly when multiple causes contribute to an injury. It asks whether the defendant's conduct was a material element and a contributing cause of the harm. This test is often applied in situations where the "but-for" test of causation is inadequate.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004744
FieldLaw
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  "definition": "A legal standard used in tort law to determine causation, particularly when multiple causes contribute to an injury. It asks whether the defendant's conduct was a material element and a contributing cause of the harm. This test is often applied in situations where the \"but-for\" test of causation is inadequate.",
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Record 4,843 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.