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Contributory Negligence

nounid 26620·updated May 18, 2026
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(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence

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plural
Contributory Negligences
possessive
Contributory Negligence's
pluralpossessive
Contributory Negligences'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
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