HyperDic: contributory_negligence

English > 1 sense of the expression contributory negligence:
NOUNactcontributory negligence(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
English > contributory negligence: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence.
Example"in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages"
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broadernegligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformancefailure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

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