contributory negligence (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
examples in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages
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Hypernym negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
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Hyponym negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence

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