causation vs deed

causation and deed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
causation	Yes	No	No	No
deed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deed is a hypernym of causation; that is, deed is a word with a broader meaning than causation:

Other hypernyms of causation include act, human action, human activity.

causation (noun)	deed (noun)
the act of causing something to happen	something that people do or cause to happen
	a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it