Match the following

A) the primary or moving cause that plays a substantial part in bringing about injury or damage
B) a method for determining causality that hold that "without this, that would not be"
C) a legally recognizable cause
D) an actual link between an actor's conduct and a result

1) causation in fact
2) proximate cause
3) "but for" rule
4) legal cause


Answers: 1) D 2) A 3) B 4) C

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