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countercause

noun

Etymology

From counter- + cause.

  1. derived from causāre
  2. derived from causer
  3. inherited from causen
  4. derived from *kaussā✻
  5. derived from causa
  6. derived from cause
  7. inherited from cause
  8. prefixed as countercause — “counter + cause”

Definitions

  1. A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.

    • Thus Edi Faal in the “Reginald Denny” case, and Johnnie Cochran in the “O.J. Simpson” case, developed countercauses that put the state itself on the defensive.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA