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Sine Qua Non definition:
Latin: without which, not.
Ballentine's defines sine qua non as:
"Without which it is not. An indispensable prerequisite." ...

 


Sine Qua Non
(prep) Sine Qua Non is used to represent an action as the sole reason for occurrence of an incident. The Latin word means 'without which it could not be'. Example. A kid was spoiled because his parent never said no to his demands ...

sine qua non
(see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which it could not be," an indispensable action or condition.
situs
n. Latin for "location," be it where the crime or accident took place or where the building stands.

Causa sine qua non. A cause without which a thing cannot be or exist: as, a cause without which an injury could not have occurred. 111 U.S. 211.

Sine qua non
also meaning "But for", generally refers to the test used to establish causation in fact. If the result would not have occurred 'but for' the actions taken by the defendant, then there exist causation.
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The principal difference between them is that 'the existence of a legally binding agreement is not a sine qua non to the maintenance of a suit based on the more inclusive wrong.

This procedure was renamed by The Civil Procedure (Modification of Supreme Court Act 1981) Order 2004 to become a 'mandatory order' in India, the sine qua non for mandamus is the existence of a statutory public duty incumbent upon the person or ...

See also: Person, Will, State, Action, Law

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