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OCCASION
Any principle or circumstance that favors or expedites the present action of a free cause. Sometimes called and "accidental cause," it brings on a human action without being directly responsible for it.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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