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

1 sense of contributory negligence

Sense 1
contributory negligence -- ((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")
       => negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance -- (failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances)