(v.) That which produces or effects a result; that from which
anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
(v.) That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground;
reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
(v.) Sake; interest; advantage.
(v.) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a
party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right;
case; ground of action.
(v.) Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question;
affair in general.
(v.) The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and
upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which
a person or party seeks to attain.
(n.) To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to
bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by
an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
(v. i.) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make
excuse.
(conj.) Abbreviation of Because.
