Contributory negligence: alternatives and connections

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Contributory negligence

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages"

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Civil wrong noun · 85% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Mischief; injury; calamity.

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a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse

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Invasion of privacy noun · 85% connection

the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern

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Trespass verb · 85% connection

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

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(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance