A ________ cause is an unforeseeable event which interrupts the causal chain between the defendant's breach of duty and the damages the plaintiff suffered.

A) subordinate
B) superseding
C) parallel
D) contributory
E) comparative

Superseding Cause

An intervening cause that alters the natural sequence of events and relieves the original party from liability in a legal context.

Causal Chain

A sequence of events where each event is the result of the previous one and causes the next, often used in legal and philosophical arguments.

Unforeseeable

Situations or events that could not have been predicted or expected with reasonable foresight.