Supervening cause

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004778",
  "term": "Supervening cause",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An intervening event after a defendant's negligent act that is unforeseeable and sufficient to break the causal link between that act and the plaintiff's injury. When an event qualifies, the original negligence is treated as a mere condition and the defendant is relieved of liability. Courts use the term for the same concept as a superseding cause.",
  "see_also": [
    "intervening cause"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/supervening-cause/"
}