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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.
Origin:
1870–75
1870–75
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Contributory negligence
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| contributory negligence | |
| —n | |
| law failure by an injured person to have taken proper precautions to prevent an accident | |
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