A cause that is sufficiently removed from the defendants conduct so as to make it unfair to hold the defendant responsible for an unforseeable result is known as a dependent, intervening cause.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: False.

A cause that is sufficiently removed from the defendant's conduct so as to make it unfair to hold the defendant responsible for an unforeseeable result is known as a independent, supervening cause.

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