☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Contributory Negligence

A harsh common law defense completely barring the plaintiff's recovery if they were even slightly at fault for their own injury. Largely replaced by comparative negligence in most jurisdictions.

Category: Tort Law · Source: Black's Law Dictionary
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