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单词 contributory negligence
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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.

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.

    Education: How Old The New|James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for contributory negligence

contributory negligence

noun

law failure by an injured person to have taken proper precautions to prevent an accident
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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