General Law

Cause

0819-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


The cause is the condition that makes success likely, because it has a general tendency to bring about success under certain other conditions.

Deutsch

Ursache 0819-de

Die Ursache ist diejenige Bedingung, welche den Erfolg wahrscheinlich macht, weil sie unter der Voraussetzung gewisser anderer Bedingungen eine generelle Tendenz hat, ihn herbeizuführen.

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