Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a proximate position, time, or relation; immediately; directly; by direct relation.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
Examples
“Because we won't have the kind of proximately we've had over last nine years.”
“The defendants' conduct was a substantial factor in proximately causing the passengers' deaths”
The Huffington Post: Perry Binder: The Upcoming 9/11 Trial Isn't About Money But Elusive Justice
“Still, federal prosecutors urged a judge not to confer victim status on the Terry family, arguing that the agent was not "directly and proximately" harmed by Avila's alleged act.”
USA Today: Feds fight victim status for slain border agent's family
“The CVRA requires that a person be “directly and proximately” harmed by an offense to be protected by the statute.”
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“To successfully someone you generally need to show that they proximately caused your injury.”
“When we suggest that there is no American folk-spirit, we overlook the fact that almost all of us are, or are proximately descended from trekkers-forth, who came here from some otherplace.”
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“Frank concluded that he has authority to order restitution for victims, but he also said "that there are no persons who were directly and proximately harmed by Guidant's criminal conduct in this case.”
The Wall Street Journal: Judge Rejects $296M Guidant Settlement in Defibrillator Case
“The plaintiff then filed a claim against, among others, the City of New York, and alleged that the City had negligently maintained the traffic light, thus proximately causing the accident.”
“(Wikipedia) It is also known as the harvest festival, its 'proximately to fall bounty.”
“If the thing most proximately responsible is incapable of purposeful design then it is not the cause of the design and the actual cause is yet to be found.”
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