causative

causative
caus·a·tive /'kȯ-zə-tiv/ adj
1: effective or operating as a cause
the causative negligent act
2: causal (2)
the causative link between stress and coronary artery diseaseNational Law Journal

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

causative
I adjective beginning, causal, caused, constitutive, constructive, creative, determinant, directive, dominant, formative, generative, impelling, inceptive, induced, inducing, inductive, influential, inspired, institutive, original, originative, pivotal, predominant, primary, procreative, productive, responsible, stimulating II index causal, constructive (creative), productive

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • Causative — Caus a*tive, a. [L. causativus pertaining to a lawsuit (causa), but in the English sense from E. cause.] 1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing. [1913 Webster] Causative in nature of a number of effects. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • causative — [kôz′ə tiv΄] adj. [ME & OFr causatif < L causativus] 1. producing an effect; causing 2. Gram. designating a word or form that expresses causation [“fell” is a causative verb meaning “to cause to fall”] n. a causative word or form causatively …   English World dictionary

  • Causative — Caus a*tive (k[add] z[.a]*t[i^]v), n. A word which expresses or suggests a cause. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • causative — early 15c., from Fr. causatif, from L. causativus, from causa (see CAUSE (Cf. cause)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • causative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) acting as a cause. 2) Grammar expressing causation …   English terms dictionary

  • Causative — A causative form, in linguistics, is an expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).All languages have ways to express causation, but they differ in the means. In some languages there …   Wikipedia

  • causative — causatively, adv. causativeness, causativity, n. /kaw zeuh tiv/, adj. 1. acting as a cause; producing (often fol. by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war. 2. Gram. noting causation. The causative form of to fall is to fell. Gothic… …   Universalium

  • causative — [[t]kɔ͟ːzətɪv[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Causative factors are ones which are responsible for causing something. [FORMAL] Both nicotine and carbon monoxide inhaled with cigarette smoking have been incriminated as causative factors. ...the prime causative… …   English dictionary

  • causative — adjective Date: 15th century 1. effective or operating as a cause or agent < causative bacteria of cholera > 2. expressing causation; specifically being a linguistic form that indicates that the subject causes an act to be performed or a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • causative — ● causatif, causative adjectif (bas latin causativus) causatif nom masculin (bas latin causativus) Se dit d une forme verbale qui indique que le sujet fait faire l action exprimée par le verbe. (Par exemple l auxiliaire faire suivi d un infinitif …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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