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contributory negligence
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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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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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