proximate cause

15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

proximate cause is a valid 15-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1X8I1M3A1T1E1C3A1U1S1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does proximate cause mean?

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