contributory negligence

(Law) law failure by an injured person to have taken proper precautions to prevent an accident

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Noun

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"

negligence, nonperformance, carelessness, neglect - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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contributory negligence

n (Jur) → Mitverschulden nt

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contributory negligence

n (Law) → concorso di colpa

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