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contributory negligence
noun
, Law.
- negligence on the part of an injured party that combines with the negligence of another in causing the injury, sometimes so as to diminish or bar the recovery of damages for the injury.
contributory negligence
noun
- law failure by an injured person to have taken proper precautions to prevent an accident
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contributory negligence1
First recorded in 1870–75
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