Usually means: Shared fault reduces compensation awarded.
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  3. Comparative negligence: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  5. comparative negligence: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. comparative negligence: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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  3. comparative negligence: Law.com Dictionary
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  6. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
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  8. comparative negligence: Legal dictionary
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  10. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Definitions from Wikipedia (Comparative negligence)

noun:  Comparative negligence, called non-absolute contributory negligence outside the United States, is a partial legal defense that reduces the amount of damages that a plaintiff can recover in a negligence-based claim, based upon the degree to which the plaintiff's own negligence contributed to cause the injury.


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