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The following 4 entries include the term but-.
but-for
adjective: of or relating to the necessary cause (as a negligent act) without which a particular result (as damage) would not have occurred compare substantial factor
but-for cause
guilty but mentally ill
noun: a verdict available in some jurisdictions in cases involving an insanity defense in which the defendant is considered as if having been found guilty but is committed to a mental hospital rather than imprisoned if an examination shows a need for psychiatric treatment compare not guilty by reason of insanity
separate but equal
noun: the doctrine set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court that sanctioned the segregation of individuals by race in separate but equal facilities but that was invalidated as unconstitutional see also Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and Plessy v. Ferguson
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