For a person to be found guilty of a negligent act, the negligent act must be the _____ cause of the loss in a tort liability claim.
A) assumed
B) compensatory
C) proximate
D) statutory

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Proximate cause refers to the legal concept that a negligent act must be the direct cause of the injury or loss the plaintiff suffered in order for the defendant to be held liable. The other answer choices (assumed, compensatory, and statutory) do not accurately describe the legal requirement for establishing negligence in a tort liability claim.

For a Person to Be Found Guilty of a Negligent