contributory negligence

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• As an interesting point of comparison, this discussion closely mirrors the debate between comparative and contributory negligence.

  Academic text (2017)

• The court ruled that her contributory negligence in not wearing a seatbelt reduced her compensation after the accident.

• At the very least, it's contributory negligence.

  Blog text (13)

• "Failure to make a finding with respect to the issue "of Mr. Fuller's own contributory negligence.

  Certain Women (2016)

• 32 Finally, defendants could also plead contributory negligence.

  Academic text (1994)

• Thus, if their own contributory negligence might create a bar to recovery, plaintiffs brought personal injury suits as nuisance actions whenever they could.

  Academic text (1998)

• For example, in jurisdictions that required the plaintiff to establish negligence, the defendant could raise contributory negligence as a defense.

  Academic text (1994)

• Sua sponte, he went on to hint that the court might also recognize a defense of contributory negligence even where the defendant's use was still governed by strict liability.

  Academic text (1998)

• Unlike the ordinary tort plaintiff, she could reply that the concept was inapposite: as nuisance rested upon strict liability, her contributory negligence, if any, was not at issue.

  Academic text (1998)

• 294 The court accepted the government's contention that the primary purpose of UCFA, as stated by the Act's authors, was to provide a model statute for states that wanted to replace the traditional defense of contributory negligence with a comparative fault method of dividing liability among parties.

  Academic text (1991)

Antonyms

R

responsibility

∞ 2.7

A duty to do something and answer for what you do

C

carefulness

1 2.1

Paying close attention to avoid mistakes or harm

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