Remoteness
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Stimson (1881)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Want of close connection betwcen a wrong and the injury, as cause and effect, whereby the party injured cannot claim compensation from the wrongdoer. Wharton.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
v. Perpetuity. Remote impedimento, moved, the action arises.