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comparative negligence

/kəmˈpærətɪv ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/

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/kəmˈpærətɪv ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/C1formallegal
  • ruПравовая доктрина, используемая в деликтном праве, при которой сравнивается степень вины каждой стороны, участвующей в аварии или причинении вреда, и ущерб присуждается пропорционально степени ответственности каждой стороны.

A legal doctrine used in tort law where the fault of each party involved in an accident or injury is compared, and damages are awarded proportionally based on each party's degree of responsibility.

  1. Legal doctrine of shared faultC2formal

    A legal principle used in tort law to allocate fault and damages among parties based on their respective degrees of negligence.

    ruСравнительная халатность

    • The court applied comparative negligence to reduce the plaintiff's compensation by 30% due to their own fault.
    • Under comparative negligence, each party's damages are reduced by their percentage of fault.
    • The jury found both drivers negligent and used comparative negligence to split the liability.