- contributory cause
- A cause aiding in the production of a result. Broschart v Tuttle, 59 Conn 1, 21 A 925.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
contributory cause
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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 — 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
