no-fault
adjective
ˈnō-ˈfȯlt 
1
: of, relating to, or being a motor vehicle insurance plan under which someone involved in an accident is compensated usually up to a stipulated limit for actual losses (as for property damage, medical bills, and lost wages) by that person's own insurance company regardless of who is responsible for the accident
2
: of, relating to, or being a divorce law under which neither party is held responsible for the breakup of the marriage
3
: characterized by the absence of a prevailing sense of individual responsibility (as for behavior)
Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
no-fault
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or being a motor vehicle insurance plan under which someone injured in an accident is compensated usually up to a stipulated limit for especially actual losses (as for property damage, medical bills, and lost wages) by that person's own insurer regardless of who is responsible for the accident and is prohibited from or limited in his or her right to sue the responsible party
2
: of or relating to no-fault divorce
a no-fault ground for dissolution
see also no-fault divorce at divorce