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Definition of Casus
1. n. An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under Accident.
Definition of Casus
1. a legal occurrence or event [n CASUS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Casus
Literary usage of Casus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1905)
"casus foederis is the event upon the occurrence of which it becomes the duty ...
Thus in case of a defensive alliance the casus foederis occurs when war is ..."
2. International Law; Or, Rules Regulating the Intercourse of States in Peace by Henry Wager Halleck (1861)
"This is what the civilians call casus foederis, or the case of the alliance.
Whatever has been promised, either expressly or tacitly, in the treaty, ..."
3. An Elementary Latin Dictionary by Charlton Thomas Lewis, Hugh Macmaster Kingery (1918)
"[ abl. of casus ], by chance, casually, In/ accident, accidentally: casu Romae
esse: id I'venit non temere nee casu : sive casu sive ..."
4. Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of the Political by John Joseph Lalor (1883)
"Case, Lewie 855 casus Belli 855 Caucus,The Congressional (in US Caucus System
357 History) 355 Cause and Eflect in Politics 864 ..."
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