Faulting - Law Dictionary Search Results
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fault [Anglo-French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1 : a usually intentional act forbidden by law ;also : 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, sometimes it is considered synonymous with negligence, and sometimes it is distinguished from negligence. Fault and negligence are the usual bases for liability in the law of torts. 2 : responsibility 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] ...
comparative fault
comparative fault : a doctrine in torts in which the fault attributable to each party is compared and any award to the plaintiff is reduced in proportion to the plaintiff's share of the fault : comparative negligence at negligence compare contributory negligence at negligence strict liability at liability ...
no-fault
no-fault 1 : of, relating to, or being a motor vehicle insurance plan under which someone injured in an accident is compensated usually up to a stipulated limit for esp. actual losses (as for property damage, medical bills, and lost wages) by that person's own insurer regardless of who is responsible for the accident and is prohibited from or limited in his or her right to sue the responsible party 2 : of or relating to no-fault divorce [a ground for dissolution] see also no-fault divorce at divorce ...
contributory fault
contributory fault : responsibility for aiding in the accomplishment of a bad result (as an injury) ;specif : responsibility of a promisor for causing his or her promise to be impossible to perform NOTE: A promisor who is guilty of contributory fault cannot invoke the defense of impossibility. ...
no-fault protection
no-fault protection Coverage available in many states which pays you, or those people covered under your policy, for medical expenses or injuries which occur as the result of an accident, regardless of who was at fault in causing the accident. ...
Faulting
The state or condition of being faulted the process by which a fault is produced...
liability without fault
liability without fault see liability ...
no-fault divorce
no-fault divorce see divorce ...
Fault finder
One who makes a practice of discovering others faults and censuring them a scold...
Fault finding
The act of finding fault or blaming used derogatively Also Adj...
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