Usually means: Voluntarily accepting a known hazard.
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  2. Assumption of risk: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Assumption of risk)

noun:  a defense, specifically an affirmative defense, in the law of torts, which bars or reduces a plaintiff's right to recovery against a negligent tortfeasor if the defendant can demonstrate that the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risks at issue inherent to the dangerous activity in which the plaintiff was participating at the time of their injury.


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