Contextualizebeta

for cause

prep_phrase

Definitions

  1. For a legitimate, specific reason

    For a legitimate, specific reason; with justification.

    • A common bee will sting and kill another common bee, for cause, but when it is necessary to kill the queen other ways are employed.
    • As a result, Grace said, its directors decided "to request Mr. Bolduc's resignation, but not to seek his termination for cause."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for for cause. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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