negligence : Idioms & Phrases

• noun (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
  

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• noun (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
  

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• noun (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
  
  • in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages

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• (Law), negligence by an injured party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury.

Webster 1913

• noun (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
  criminal negligence.
  

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• noun (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
  criminal negligence.
  

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