CESSANTE CAUSA, CESSAT ET EFFECTUS
\sɛsˈɑːnte͡ɪ kˈɔːsə], \sɛsˈɑːnteɪ kˈɔːsə], \s_ɛ_s_ˈɑː_n_t_eɪ k_ˈɔː_s_ə]\
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[L.] The cause ceasing, the effect also ceases; a saying of the scholastic logicians, "cause" being used in its fullest sense; e.g. the flatness of the metal does not cease when the hammering ceases: but cause includes the ductility of the metal, as well as the blow of the hammer.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
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