adäquat kausal verursacht

English translation: adequate causal relationship

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German term or phrase:	adäquat kausal verursacht
English translation:	adequate causal relationship
Entered by:	Leveleki

18:07 Oct 23, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: adäquat kausal verursacht

One of the requirements listed under requirements for producer liablity. Anyone have an idea, please? (The couple of entries on ProZ HKudoz don't seem to help.)

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adequate causal relationship

Explanation:
a guess without further context

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-10-23 18:19:55 GMT)
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"adequately demonstrated causal relationship"?

Selected response from:

Jonathan MacKerron

Grading comment

Thanks, Jonathan.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

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adequate causal relationship

Jonathan MacKerron

appropriate causal relationship

Richard Benham

shown to have been caused non-remotely

Adrian MM. (X)

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Adäquat kausal verursacht

adequate causal relationship

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 158

Grading comment

Thanks, Jonathan.

9 hrs confidence:

adäquat kausal verursacht appropriate causal relationship

Explanation:
Hello there. As I explained in my comments on Jonathan's answer, I really don't think "adequate" is either appropriate or adequate as a translation of "adäquat".

The concept of an "appropriate" causal relationship is fairly common in philosophy and the law. In the law, it is obviously necessary to put some kind of limits on the sorts of causal relationships which give rise to claims, or you'd get some pretty weird court cases.

Here is a Canadian example (URL below):

"These categories, but particularly the latter, raised the question of an appropriate causal relationship between the effects complained of and the decision attacked."

Reference: http://www3.gov.ab.ca/eab/dec/94-017.html

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 38

2865 days confidence:

shown to have been caused non-remotely

Explanation:
Better late than never

Example sentence(s):

Negligence is one of those torts in which damage must be proved. once BOD established C must show causation (damage). and damage is close (not remote)

Reference: http://quizlet.com/19868005/tort-4-negligence-causation-and-...

Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 03:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 572

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