Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun comparative_negligence

1 sense of comparative negligence

Sense 1
comparative negligence -- ((law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff)
       => negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance -- (failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances)