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.
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Origin of contributory negligence
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby contributory negligence
contrib., contribute, contribution, contributor, contributory, contributory negligence, con trick, contrite, contrition, contrivance, contrive
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Example sentences from the Web for contributory negligence
All this was in as perfect accordance with law as our fellow-servant or contributory-negligence doctrines.
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British Dictionary definitions for contributory negligence
contributory negligence
noun
law failure by an injured person to have taken proper precautions to prevent an accident
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