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CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

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CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCEcrossref
Bouvier's Law Dictionary • 1928
See NEGLIGENCE.
contributory negligencenoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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The rule of law under which an act or omission of plaintiff is a contributing cause of injury and a possible bar to a complete recovery.

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