contributory liability

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• contributory negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contributory negligence …   Law dictionary

• liability for animals — the special area of law dealing with civil liability of people for the behaviour of animals. In England, prior to the Animals Act 1971, the owner was liable for an animal of a dangerous species – ferae naturae – or for one that was not of such a… …   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 negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law …   Wikipedia

• contributory negligence — Law. negligence on the part of an injured party that combines with the negligence of another in causing the injury, sometimes so as to diminish or bar the recovery of damages for the injury. [1870 75] * * * In law, behaviour that contributes to… …   Universalium

• Contributory negligence — Negligence Neg li*gence, n. [F. n[ e]gligence, L. negligentia.] The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness. [1913 Webster] 2. An act or instance of negligence or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Secondary liability — Secondary liability, or indirect infringement, arises when a party materially contributes to, facilitates, induces, or is otherwise responsible for directly infringing acts carried out by another party. The US has statutorily codified secondary… …   Wikipedia

• Secondary Liability — A type of legal obligation where one party assumes legal responsibility for the actions of another party. There are essentially two types of secondary liability: vicarious liability and contributory liability. Vicarious liability exists under the …   Investment dictionary

• Vicarious liability — This article is about vicarious liability in private litigation; for vicarious liability in criminal law, see Vicarious liability (criminal). Vicarious liability is a form of strict, secondary liability that arises under the common law doctrine… …   Wikipedia

• animals, liability for — the special area of law dealing with civil liability of people for the behaviour of animals. In England, prior to the Animals Act 1971, the owner was liable for an animal of a dangerous species – ferae naturae – or for one that was not of such a… …   Law dictionary

• Strict liability — Tort law Part of the …   Wikipedia