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The causal nexus was broken if there intervened, between the culpa of the defendant and the damage, some other cause without which the damage would not have occurred.
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Their attempts were thwarted when the child's biological father (who had been working as their butler) intervened.
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Her weight dropped to about 47 pounds before her family intervened and compelled her to enter hospital treatment for her eating disorder.
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Though civil authority rarely intervened in divorces, social and familial taboos guaranteed that divorce occurred only after serious circumspection.
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A cab driver and parking attendant intervened and helped the boy, who then discovered his father unconscious and bleeding nearby, according to the reports.
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The video shows a man swinging an ice scraper at two women before the witness intervened and broke up the altercation.
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They granted privileges and protection, and intervened in favour of their clients in return for their silence and connivance against local authorities and the police.
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Now the European Ombudsman has intervened in the matter.
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The sanguinary impasse persisted as no force intervened to put a stop to the escalating cycles of violence.
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Parliament has intervened to prevent moneylenders charging excessive interest.
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