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Noun: contributory negligence
  1. (law) behaviour 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"

Type of: carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance

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