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Definition of: causation
(kô·zā′shən) noun
1. The act, process, or agency of causing.
2. The relation of cause and effect.
3. The active force of the principle of causality.
4. Causative power or agency. See synonyms under CAUSE. [<L causatio, -onis <causari bring about <causa cause]
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