(philosophy, natural science) The purpose, goal, or end fulfilled by a thing.

The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the deceased's death certificate.

plural of cause of death

Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects.

(usually of death or dying) Causes such as illness or disease.

plural of cause célèbre

plural of efficient cause

plural of final cause

plural of formal cause

plural of lost cause