comparative negligence

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Noun comparative negligence has 1 sense

comparative negligence - (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
--₁ is a kind of negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance

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Comparative Negligence

Noun

Comparative negligence refers to a legal principle in personal injury cases that allocates fault and damages between the parties involved based on their proportion of negligence.

Example sentence:

In a car accident case, if the injured person is found to be 20% at fault and the defendant is found to be 80% at fault, comparative negligence is applied to determine the compensation amount.

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