Defenition of the word contributory negligence

• Defenition of the word contributory negligence

  • (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant''s negligence; in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages
  • (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence

Hypernyms for the word contributory negligence

• • carelessness
  • neglect
  • negligence
  • nonperformance

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