LEGAL WORD
Novus actus interveniens
Latin phrase · Torts
Novus actus interveniens
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Torts
1 What it means
A new intervening act. An independent act that breaks the chain of causation between the defendant's act and the harm.
2 Use it in a sentence
The victim's own reckless act was a novus actus interveniens that relieved the defendant.
3 Make it stick
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