She had a peculiar expression of countenance, which I was unable at the moment to refer to its proper cause.

"Unless you happen to be using it in a good and proper cause."

Claims can be brought by anyone stating a proper cause of action.

This alone, and not what goes on in the mind, is the proper cause of the gratification in a thought that at bottom represents nothing.

Place them then to their proper cause, and take the reproach of them to your own side.

Their lawyers denied the charges, saying the officers had proper cause to take the equipment.

Another communication to candidates urged them to "associate" themselves with proper causes.

Today, the price was brought by drugs and terrorism in the proper cause.

The conduct had to have lacked "reasonable and proper cause."

She chided herself for possibly thinking ill of it or the dragon without proper cause.