Comparative Negligence - Law Dictionary Search Results
comparative negligence
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comparative fault
Matched in: Term comparative fault
Negligence
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fault
for an act or omission that causes damage or injury to another [relative degrees of ] see also comparative fault at fault : liable or responsible based on fault [was not at fault] … : a usually intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence compare no-fault strict liability at liability NOTE: Sometimes when fault is used in legal contexts it includes negligence,
verdict
based on a numerical average of the amounts written down by jurors (as percentages of fault in a comparative negligence case) ;specif : a verdict that awards damages based on the average of the sums written down by
assumption of risk
knowingly assumed the risk of injury and relieved the defendant of the obligation to act with reasonable care compare contributory negligence at negligence, volenti non fit injuria NOTE: Assumption of risk may be express or may be
recklessness
recklessness : the quality or state of being reckless ;also : reckless conduct compare negligence NOTE: Recklessness may be the basis for civil and often criminal liability. Unlike negligence it requires conscious
neglect
to provide a child under one's care with proper food, clothing, shelter, supervision, medical care, or emotional stability compare abuse, negligence neglect vt ne·glect·ful adj
inevitable accident
inevitable accident : an accident not caused by human negligence compare act of god, force majeure, fortuitous event
entrust
buyer in the ordinary course of business used esp. in the Uniform Commercial Code; see also negligent entrustment compare bail, consign en·trust·ment n … to a buyer in the ordinary course of business used esp. in the Uniform Commercial Code; see also negligent entrustment compare bail, consign en·trust·ment n
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