criminal negligence
— Noun
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~ (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
contributory negligence
— Noun
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~ (law) behavior 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"
culpable negligence
— Noun
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~ (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
concurrent negligence
— Noun
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~ (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
comparative negligence
— Noun
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~ (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff