How do you use Casus in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Casus in a sentence
Casus meaning
A possible world, as a starting point for reasoning.
Using Casus
- The main meaning on this page is: A possible world, as a starting point for reasoning.
- In the example corpus, casus often appears in combinations such as: casus belli, the casus.
Context around Casus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Casus
- In this selection, "casus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, declared, misfortunes, common, belli, suorum and foederis stand out and add context to how "casus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a common casus belli and acknowledging the casus foederis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "casus" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with casus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Economic factors were a common casus belli. (7 words)
On April 6, Peru responded by acknowledging the casus foederis. (10 words)
The word "casuistry" is derived from the Latin casus (meaning "case"). (11 words)
One of the stated casus belli for the initiation of the 2003 Iraq War was an accusation by the United States that Iraq was actively pursuing nuclear arms (though this was soon discovered not to be the case as the program had been discontinued). (44 words)
In 1995, the Turkish National Assembly declared casus belli (cause of war) a possible extension of Greek territorial waters in the Aegean to 12 miles, authorising the government to take all necessary measures if Greece made such a move. (39 words)
But it was also a time when the casus belli had begun to diminish as the wars of the seas started under Elizabeth I, herself known as the Pirate Queen, began to wane. (33 words)
Example sentences (16)
And is even more vehement in denouncing any effort to point the finger at whites as the casus belli of racism.
He added: “You know very well that an attack on a diplomatic mission is a casus belli under international law.
In 1995, the Turkish National Assembly declared casus belli (cause of war) a possible extension of Greek territorial waters in the Aegean to 12 miles, authorising the government to take all necessary measures if Greece made such a move.
Incidentally, it was not the so-called bloated list that caused the five month electoral troubles, in the circumstances the current voters’ list should not be the casus belli.
Buhari had, wittingly or unwittingly, provided the casus belli for the Senate to fight back.
But it was also a time when the casus belli had begun to diminish as the wars of the seas started under Elizabeth I, herself known as the Pirate Queen, began to wane.
If no solution is found, there is a very real risk of confrontation since for Egypt, cutting off water supply would be a casus belli.
A second memoir was about the fortunes of her mother’s family and the last memoir recorded the misfortunes (casus suorum) of the family of Agrippina and Germanicus.
Economic factors were a common casus belli.
However, the initial casus belli was claimed to be support for a Kuwaiti rebellion.
On April 6, Peru responded by acknowledging the casus foederis.
One of the stated casus belli for the initiation of the 2003 Iraq War was an accusation by the United States that Iraq was actively pursuing nuclear arms (though this was soon discovered not to be the case as the program had been discontinued).
Sinop provided the United Kingdom and France with the casus belli ("cause for war") for declaring war against Russia.
The equivalent to "case" in several other European languages also derives from casus, including cas in French, caso in Spanish and Kasus in German.
The word "casuistry" is derived from the Latin casus (meaning "case").
When is negative (casus irreducibilis), the second cube root should be regarded as the complex conjugate of the first one.
Common combinations with casus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: