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direct and proximate cause n. the immediate reason damage was caused by an act or ommission (negligence), the negligence must have caused the damages, without intervention of another party, and cannot be remote in time or place. Example (in a complaint): "Defendant's negligent acts (speeding and losing control of his vehicle) directly and proximately caused plaintiff's injuries." (See: complaint, cause, proximate cause)

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