Countercause
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause.
"Thus Edi Faal in the “Reginald Denny” case, and Johnnie Cochran in the “O.J. Simpson” case, developed countercauses that put the state itself on the defensive."
Example
More examples"Thus Edi Faal in the “Reginald Denny” case, and Johnnie Cochran in the “O.J. Simpson” case, developed countercauses that put the state itself on the defensive."
Etymology
From counter- + cause.
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