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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Casus \Ca"sus\, noun [L.] An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under {Accident}.
{Casus belli}, an event or combination of events which is a cause war, or may be alleged as a justification of war.
{Casus fortuitus}, an accident against which due prudence could not have provided. See {Act of God}, under {Act}.
{Casus omissus}, a case not provided for by the statute.
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