immediate

immediate, adj.

1. Occurring without delay; instant (an immediate acceptance).

2. Not separated by other persons or things (her immediate neighbor).

3. Having a direct impact; without an intervening agency (the immediate cause of the accident). [Cases: Negligence 385. C.J.S. Negligence § 197.] — immediacy, immediateness, n.

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