Cause may refer to: Relationships between events Causality Cause and effect, a relationship between one event and another Law Cause, a lawsuit Just cause (employment law) Probable cause Show cause Other uses Cause, such as a social cause, a pursuit, belief, or purpose of one or more people, that they advocate for, or donate or share resources to support or advance, e.g.,: a(n) Belief in something Ethical ideal (principles or value) Causes (company), an online company Cause (medicine) Cause (river), in Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France See also Caus Castle, Shropshire, England Causation in law