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pure

pure 1 a : unmixed with any other matter b : free from dirt or taint 2 : being thus and nothing other [a no-fault compensation system] pure·ly adv pure·ness n

punish

punish 1 : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation 2 : to inflict a penalty for the commission of (an offense) in retribution or

protest

or other authorized officer upon arrival in port after a disaster declaring that any loss was not the fault of the crew but due to the disaster c : a declaration made by a party esp. before

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property

thereto lost property : property that has been left in an unknown location involuntarily but through no one's fault NOTE: The finder of lost property has title to the property against all the world except the true

personal injury protection (pip)

personal injury protection (pip) That part of an insurance policy, in many cases a no-fault policy, which provides protection against personal injury and related losses, as opposed to damage to your vehicle, up to a specific...

perfect

perfect : entirely without fault or defect: as a : satisfying all requirements [failed to make tender] b : free from any valid

party

should be dismissed, the absent person being thus regarded as indispensable.” innocent party : a party having no fault in or responsibility for the situation for which judicial relief is sought : a party who comes into

mitigation of damages

another is required to mitigate his or her losses resulting from the injury [whether the patient shares any fault and whether the patient has satisfied the requirements of mitigation of damages "D'Aries v. Schell, 644 A.2d 134

virile share

unless there is an agreement or judgment to the contrary b : an amount based on the proportionate fault of the obligor when the obligation arises from an offense (as in negligence) or quasi-offense called also virile

libel

cannot allow a private person to recover damages for libel against a media defendant without a showing of fault (as negligence) on the defendant's part. These protections do not apply to matters that are not of public

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