no-fault

[noh-fawlt]
noun
1.
Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or requiring no-fault insurance: a no-fault law; no-fault coverage.
3.
of, pertaining to, or designating a divorce in which there is no attempt or need to hold either party responsible for the breakup.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism

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no-fault
as a type of U.S. motor vehicle insurance, attested from 1967.
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If you live in a no-fault state, this section applies to you.
It established a no-fault court to handle injury claims, with ceilings on potential damages.
We know that because with the rise of no-fault divorce the divorce industry flourished.
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