casus
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈkeɪsəs/
:
caso
- The lawyer cited the historical event as a casus for the legal argument being presented in court.
- casus belli
Examples
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The committee reviewed several casus from previous cases to help inform their decision-making process.
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During the debate, the senator used a recent polling incident as a casus to support his policy proposals.
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Israel called this a casus belli, and international efforts to resolve the dispute were undertaken.
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Would that suffice as a casus belli against a nuclear Iran as far as the Obama administration was concerned?
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As water scarcity appears to grow, there are repeated predictions that water will become a major casus belli all over the globe.
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More forcefully than ever, politicians and analysts assert that the next casus belli in the Middle East will be control and use of water.
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The reason is that for one party to insist on all the water would in fact be a casus belli; and to risk a war to simply increase one's access to water is economically foolhardy.
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For example, in the wake of the Suez War in 1956, Israel insisted on freedom of navigation in the Red Sea since its blockade by Nasser had been a casus belli for the war.
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In this missive, the exiled governor argued that the issue of taxation and taxation alone was the casus belli, and he proffered many recommendations in the hopes of ending the crisis.
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In using the phrase "just cause," Norton referenced a well-known formula from the European laws of war requiring that nations possess a valid casus belli, or cause of war, before engaging in hostilities.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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2.0
A particular situation or example being discussed
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1.0
A specific case used to explain a point
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6.3
An earlier decision or event that guides similar future cases
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3.7
An example that clearly shows the point you are making
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3.5
A typical example of a situation or problem
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3.9
A clear example that shows a typical situation very well
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Etymology
Casus comes from the Latin verb cadere, which means 'to fall'. From the idea of something that 'falls out' or happens, casus came to mean a 'case' or event used as an example, which is why we use 'case' for a legal or study example.