Casus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Casus \Ca"sus\, n. [L.]
     An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of
     circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under
     {Accident}.
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     {Casus belli}, an event or combination of events which is a
        cause war, or may be alleged as a justification of war.
  
     {Casus fortuitus}, an accident against which due prudence
        could not have provided. See {Act of God}, under {Act}.
  
     {Casus omissus}, a case not provided for by the statute.
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