🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

einzige Ursache

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ainzige urzakh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sole Cause/soʊl kɔːz/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die einzige Ursache des Unfalls war Fahrermangel."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The only reason or factor responsible for a particular outcome or event.

    "The sole cause of the accident was determined to be driver negligence."
  2. 2

    In a legal context, the primary factor that leads to liability or responsibility.

    "In the lawsuit, the plaintiff argued that the sole cause of the injury was the defendant's failure to maintain safe conditions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sole' originates from the Old English 'sōl', meaning 'alone' or 'single', while 'cause' comes from the Latin 'causa', meaning 'reason' or 'motive'. The combination reflects a historical evolution where the concept of a singular reason for an event or situation became prominent in legal and philosophical discourse.

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