proximate
adjective
next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
proximately
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a word derived from
proximate.
Example Sentences
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The judge said in that case that Huber’s death “could plausibly be regarded as having been proximately caused by the actions of the governmental defendants.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
“For example, if the plaintiffs in this case cannot recover on their excessive force claim, that will not foreclose recovery for injuries proximately caused by the warrantless entry,” Alito wrote.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2017
The school's filing also alleges that the woman's "negligence and carelessness contributed to and proximately caused the injuries and damages alleged."
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2016
It may be a ‘practical impossibility to prove that the alleged malpractice of the teacher proximately caused the learning deficiency of the plaintiff student.’
From Time ● Nov. 11, 2014
In none of these cases can we be even proximately certain of the length of the animal.
From Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. by George Vasey
