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responsible for - being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"

causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

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Not only is my client in no way responsible for the loss, but he distinctly foreshadowed the very thing that caused it.

Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

, being responsible for the planet's traffic, cannot, however, make allowance for this kind of misfortune.

Actions and Reactions by Kipling, Rudyard View in context

My friends the children are responsible for this new "Oz Book," as they were for the last one, which was called The Land of Oz.

Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

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