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last clear chance

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Main Entry: last clear chance
Function: noun
: a doctrine in the law of negligence: the contributory negligence of a plaintiff in putting himself or herself in peril will not bar recovery from a defendant who could have avoided injuring or killing the plaintiff by the use of ordinary care called also discovered peril
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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