Contributory negligence
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a judgment in court that a person who has been hurt in an accident was partly responsible for their own injuries because they failed to act in a way that could have prevented the accident or the injuries
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a situation in which someone has part of the responsibility for their own injuries or loss because they were careless and did not prevent an accident or problem from happening:
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