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1 contributory cause
Jur. cause contributive; pf. cause accessoireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > contributory cause
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3 contributory
1 to be contributory to [success, failure] contribuer à ; to be a contributory cause être partiellement responsable (of de) ; contributory negligence Jur faute de la victime entraînant un partage de la responsabilité ; a contributory factor in un facteur de ;2 contributory pension scheme GB ou plan US plan m de retraite (fondé sur la participation des employés). -
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A n1 ( reason) cause f, raison f (of de) ; there is/he has cause for concern/optimism/alarm/complaint il y a/il a des raisons de s'inquiéter/d'être optimiste/de s'alarmer/de se plaindre ; to give sb cause to do donner à qn des raisons de faire ; to have cause to do avoir des raisons de faire ; to give cause for concern susciter des inquiétudes ; the immediate/root cause la cause directe/première ; with good cause pour cause, à juste titre ; without good cause sans motif valable ;2 ( objective) cause f ; a lost cause une cause perdue ; for a good cause pour une bonne cause ; all in a good cause pour la bonne cause ; in the cause of equality/freedom pour la cause de l'égalité/la liberté ; to make common cause with sb faire cause commune avec qn ;3 Jur ( grounds) cause f ; a challenge for/without cause une récusation pour/sans motif déterminé ; contributory cause cause accessoire ; primary cause cause première ; to show cause exposer ses raisons ;4 Jur ( court action) action f ; cause of action motif m d'action en justice ; matrimonial causes affaires fpl matrimoniales.B vtr causer, occasionner [damage, flooding, grief, problem] ; provoquer [chaos, delay, controversy, reaction] ; susciter [excitement, surprise] ; entraîner [suffering] ; amener [dismay, confusion] ; to cause sb to cry/leave faire pleurer/partir qn ; to cause sb problems/anxiety causer des problèmes/de l'inquiétude à qn ; to cause trouble créer des problèmes ; to cause cancer/migraine donner or provoquer un cancer/la migraine. -
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(cause, factor) contribuant, qui contribue;∎ to be a contributory factor in sth contribuer à qch;∎ the weather may have had a contributory effect, but… le temps a peut-être joué un rôle mais…2 nounStock Exchange = actionnaire qui doit contribuer au paiement des dettes►► Law contributory negligence imprudence f, faute f (avant un accident);Finance contributory pension plan, contributory pension scheme système m de retraite par répartitionUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > contributory
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contributory cause — See cause contributing cause negligence (contributory negligence) … Black's law dictionary
contributory cause — See cause contributing cause negligence (contributory negligence) … Black's law dictionary
contributory cause — A cause aiding in the production of a result. Broschart v Tuttle, 59 Conn 1, 21 A 925 … Ballentine's law dictionary
contributory — con·trib·u·to·ry /kən tri byə ˌtōr ē/ adj 1: characterized by or making contributions to a common fund or enterprise; specif: of, relating to, or being an employee benefit plan to which both employers and employees make contributions 2: helping… … Law dictionary
contributory — adjective 1 (only before noun) being one of the causes of a particular result: Smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer. 2 a contributory pension 1 or insurance plan is one that is paid for by the workers as well as by the company opposite… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contributory negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contributory negligence … Law dictionary
Contributory — Con*trib u*to*ry, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. Milton. [1913 Webster] Bonfires of contributory wood. Chapman. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contributory negligence — Contributory Con*trib u*to*ry, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. Milton. [1913 Webster] Bonfires of contributory wood.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contributory negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law … Wikipedia
contributory negligence — A breach of duty on the part of the plaintiff in an action to recover damages for negligence to exercise the standard of care, which is ordinary care, the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise, for his own safety, such breach… … Ballentine's law dictionary
cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ … Collocations dictionary